What do you understand by the statement “man modifies his environment”?

Ans. With the passage of time, our society has developed tremendously. Man’s needs and demands increased manifold. As a result he started modifying nature to his own requirement; agricultural land converted to commercial areas, residences and industries; roads became crowded with traffic; smoke from vehicles caused air pollution and the honking of the horns to noise pollution. Hence, man is utilising natural resources at tremendous rate to satisfy his needs.