Bonus: A couple of answers for the geography tests!

Grade 7's:

Question: People interact and respond to challenges and opportunities presented by the physical environment. Describe 2 interactions between the physical environment and humans (e.g., humans build dams, and levees to prevent flooding).

Possible answers:

Humans design buildings suitable to their climate region and or suitable to withstand a natural event such as a tornado.

Humans build irrigation systems to be able to farm on otherwise inhospitable land.

Specialized economic development such as resource towns are set-up in areas rich with natural resources such as ore, or tourism in areas of natural beauty or with a desirable climate.

Grade 8's:

Question: List 3 ways human settlement has affected the environment:

-air pollution from vehicle and industrial emissions
-soil contamination from pesticides
-deforestation and loss of habitat from expanding settlement
-loss of agricultural land to urban sprawl
-water pollution from industry
-human waste