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1. Heat. This environmental stress negatively impacts survival by causing dehydration to the human body. It disrupts homeostasis as too much heat can cause permanent brain damage, and the shutting down of vital body parts. This is why internally humans search for shade when it is too hot outside as to cool down, and why water is so important in hot temperatures. We can see this with areas like Africa and areas that are close to the Earth's equator. In Africa for example the average temperature in a country like Ethiopia is around 93 degrees. And Africa has also seen some of the most extreme records in heat at 136 degrees in Libya. Heat can be seen as the environmental stress into why the African race has slim tall bodies, reducing their surface area in order to escape heat. Short Term 2. A. Short Term: For short term humans have the ability to adapt by releasing sweat or perspiration across ones body in order to cool it down. Facultative B. Facultative: For facult...