Question

which of the following represents a natural landscape becoming a cultural landscape? a desert expanding due to climate change a beaver constructing a dam on a local waterway a forest protected as a national park a mountain range untouched by humans a river used for hydroelectric power and local rituals

Explanation:

A natural landscape transforms into a cultural landscape when human activities and cultural meanings are imposed on it.

• A desert expanding from climate change is a natural process with no human cultural input.
• A beaver building a dam is an animal, not human, activity.
• A protected national park remains primarily a natural landscape with minimal human cultural integration.
• An untouched mountain range is purely natural.
• A river used for hydroelectric power (human utility) and local rituals (cultural meaning) has been shaped by human culture, turning it into a cultural landscape.

Answer:

E. A river used for hydroelectric power and local rituals