California Geography and Adaptation Paragraph Assignment

In this assignment, you will write a paragraph about how people in California long ago adapted to their environment. Choose one environment: desert, coast, or mountains. Think about what the land is like, what challenges people faced, and how they used natural resources to survive. Use the sentence starters to help you organize your ideas. Remember to write in complete sentences and explain the cause (the environment and challenge) and the effect (the adaptation).

Write one paragraph (3–5 sentences) about how people in California adapted to their environment long ago. Choose one environment: desert, coast, or mountains. In your paragraph, explain:

• The geography of this place in California
• The challenge people faced in that environment
• The adaptation (how people used California’s natural resources to survive)

Use the sentence starters below to help you:

The geography of this place in California is ______. Because of this, people needed ______. They adapted by ______.

Be sure to use complete sentences and explain the cause and effect.