Question

humans can not prevent weather or natural disaster, but we can ____ to them in order to survive. which word belongs in the blank above? depend? adapt? modify? when humans change the physical environment to suit their needs we are ____ the physical environment. which word belongs in the blank above? depend? adapt? modify?

Explanation:

First Blank (Left Side)

We analyze the context: the sentence is about humans dealing with weather/natural disasters to survive. "Adapt" means to adjust to new conditions. "Depend" would need a preposition like "on", and "Modify" implies changing the disaster, which doesn't fit. So the correct word is "Adapt".

The context is humans changing the physical environment to suit needs. "Modify" means to make changes to something. "Depend" is incorrect here (needs preposition), and "Adapt" is about adjusting to the environment, not changing it. So the correct word is "Modify".

Answer:

Adapt?

Second Blank (Right Side)