Adapting vs. Modifying Modifying changes the way the earth looks Adapting are the changes people make in order to make life easier where they are Clothing for extreme weather

Modifying the Land Building dams for electricity and water also forms lakes and slows the river below the dam Hoover Dam and Lake Meade

Netherlands The Dutch use windmills to pump water back out to sea and dikes to hold it there in order to re-claim land from the North Sea

Modifying the Environment Venice built canals for defense and being on a marshy island allowed them to trade with other parts of the Mediterranean. This made Venice into a vast rich empire How did they modify their city to living on soft soil?

Adapting to life in Venice Travel by boat Eating seafood Dealing with floods

Modifying the Environment Why Build Canals? Easy to transport by boat Countries with Canals Italy Belgium China Netherlands Great Britain Bruges

Modifying or Adapting? The Great Wall of China was built to protect China’s northern borders Built over thousands of years