Geography

6.5(B)

How People Adapt to Their Environment

Identify and analyze ways people have adapted to the physical environment in various places and regions.

Part of The student understands the impact of interactions between people and the physical environment on the development and conditions of places and regions

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Intro

Adapting to the Environment

By the end of this lesson, you will identify ways people have adapted to the physical environment in different places and analyze why those adaptations work. The physical environment is the natural setting of a place: its land, water, weather, plants, and animals. To adapt means to change how you live to survive there.