Adapting To Survive

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Adapting to Survive

Adaptation, the action or process of adapting or being adapted. Adapting to an environment to survive is a major part of altering along with the necessities. People should modify to their environments by: getting food, water, and shelter, knowing the surroundings, and their location. To survive, the essentials needs are food and water, it is used for everyday survival. If a person doesn’t eat or drink they will fall ill. Food and water are major survival needs,but a person will also need shelter, to stay and keep safe from weather, wild animals, and climate. The weather is unpredictable, so a person will have to be prepared by shelter.

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