Human-environment interaction
Definition
The ways in which humans modify, adapt to, and depend on their natural surroundings. This is one of the five themes of geography and examines how people change the environment and how the environment influences human behavior and settlement patterns.
Examples
- Building dams like the Hoover Dam to control water flow and generate electricity
- The Dutch creating polders by reclaiming land from the sea
- Irrigation systems allowing agriculture in desert regions like the American Southwest
Study This Concept
Practice human-environment interaction with free review games in these units: