3. What are some differences you can see?
Physical Environment Human environment
(people adapt to it) (people modify it)
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4. DEFINITION OF PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT
Natural surroundings which people,
animals and plants live in
Comprise of
Water
natural vegetation,
landforms and rocks,
weather and climate
Examples = Deserts, coastal areas,
mountainous regions
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5. DEFINITION OF HUMAN ENVIRONMENT
A changed physical environment by people,
through activities:-
Farming
Mining
Factories
Roads and railways
Examples = Urban city (Singapore)
Text pg 14
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6. Inter-relationship between people
and environment
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7. Inter-relationship between people and
environment
1a. How does human activities have positive
impact on the environment?
Cloud seeding = humans can use
rockets/planes to disperse chemicals that brings
rainfall into areas that are facing drought
Positive impacts = survival of vegetation,
prevent drought
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8. (1b)How does human activities have
negative impact on the environment?
In agriculture, humans may over
cultivate the soil, which leads to soil
erosion (soil being washed off).
Humans may also cut down trees for
agriculture which results in Deforestation
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9. 2a.How does the physical environment
affect people positively
It provides natural resources that
benefits people eg Sunlight, minerals
Note: Resources can be renewable
(Able to replenish itself eg air, wind) or
non-renewable (Unable to replenish
itself/takes a long time to replenish eg
coal, petroleum)
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10. 2b. How does the physical
environment affect people
negatively?
Natural disasters may destroy
human settlements eg Flood,
tsunami
Unfavourable weather conditions will
affect people’s activities eg rainy day
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11. 3.Which has a greater influence? Justify
your answers.
(a) Environment has greater influence on
people as extreme weather changes or
natural disasters are beyond human
control eg Tsunami, flooding
(b) People has greater influence on
environment as changes made to the
environment causes irreversible damages.
Humans also depletes natural resources
that are limited in their supply.
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12. HOW (SAN)BUSHMEN ADAPT
TO THE PHYSICAL
ENVIRONMENT
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c246fZ-7z1w
Take note of the following in the video:
Bushman’s clothes, language and tools
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13. OBJECTIVE
1. Learn about the different living
environment between a !Kung
bushmen and a Singaporean
2. Understand how a !Kung
bushmen ADAPT to his
environment and how a
Singaporean CHANGED his
environment
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14. Similarities between !kung
bushmen and Singaporeans
• The !kung bushmen requires water, air,
food and the right temperature to survive.
Likewise, the same goes for the
Singaporeans as well.
• Comparison words: similarly, also, just as, same
as, not only
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15. CONTRASTING MR !KUNG AND MR SING
!Kung Bushmen Singaporeans
Climatic -High temperature in High temperature
conditions
the day and low and rainfall
temperature in the throughout the
night year
-Very low rainfall
throughout the year
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16. !Kung Bushmen Singaporeans
(adapt to physical (change to human
environment) environment)
Water -Water holes -Taps
sources -Fruits and berries -Reservoirs/Rain
-Imported water
-Bottled/canned drinks
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17. !Kung Bushmen Singaporeans
(adapt to physical (change to human
environment) environment)
Food -Hunting animals -Buyingcooked food
sources -Gathering fruits -Buy raw food from
from the wild markets and food
stalls
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18. !Kung Bushmen Singaporeans
(adapt to physical (change to human
environment) environment)
Material -Animal skins -Cloth and wool
for -Leaves and grasses -Animal skins
clothing -Artificial material
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19. !Kung Bushmen Singaporeans (change
(adapt to physical to human
environment) environment)
Types -Temporary -Permanent shelters
of shelters -Houses made from
shelter -Huts made of concrete and steel
leaves, branches
and shrubs
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20. !Kung Bushmen Singaporeans
(adapt to physical (change to human
environment) environment)
Types of -Handmade tools -High-technology
tools / Eg Spears, Bows and tools
technology
arrows Eg Machines,
computers
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21. !Kung Bushmen Singaporeans (change
(adapt to physical to human environment)
environment)
Modes of -Walk most of the -Motorcars/MRT
transport time (no transport -System of road
or roads) networks
-Airport enables
international travel
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22. SUMMARY
!Kung Bushmen Singaporean
Live in a largely Live in a largely
physical human
environment
environment
(Kalahari desert in
Modified much of
South Africa)
Adapted to their the environment to
environment and meet their needs
made few changes Transformed an
to it island (from forest
The environment is to city)
able to meet their
needs
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