Benchmark+Activity+4+-+Human+Adaptations

**Step 1**  The various geographical features of the Arabian Peninsula require its inhabitants to adopt different ways of living in order to survive. Using the graphic organizer below and your textbook, research how the Arabian people **adapt their lifestyle** or **adapt their environment** in order to survive. ** Record your research in your notebook **.
 * [|Four Environments of the Arabian Peninsula] (Pages)

**Step 2** Complete the following descriptive writing assignment in either Microsoft Word or Pages.


 * Describe the ways in which the people of your civilization either **adapt their lifestyle** or **adapt their environment** to the three geographical features of your civilization. Use the following questions to help guide your thinking.
 * // How might people in your civilization use single resources off the land in multiple ways (i.e. date palm trees as irrigation canals)? //
 * // What sorts of occupations might the people of your civilization have in this environment (traders, herders, nomads, etc.)? //
 * // How do the people of your civilization physically transform their environment to make it more suitable for living (i.e. - terrace farming, dams, etc.)? //


 * How are the adaptations the people in your civilization make both **similar** and //**different** than the adaptations made by the people of the Arabian Peninsula?//
 * Suggestions: Take this opportunity to demonstrate the depth of your understanding with regards to the ways of the people in the Arabian Peninsula. Use key terms and main ideas from your [|Four Environments of the Arabian Peninsula] research in your explanation.

** Step 3 ** Create a [|new blog post] entitled, "**Civilization - Human Adaptation**." Second, copy the text from your Microsoft Word/Pages document into your blog post. Finally tag your blog post, "armstrong42011" and "civilization".