Chapter 2: Impact of Geography on Population and Trade

The long-term trends in weather elements and atmospheric conditions.

• Economic activity

• Climate

• Geography

• Location

The use of resources to buy, sell, produce, or consume goods and services.

• Population Distribution

• Manufactured Goods

• Economic Activity

• Trade

The study of earth's surface and climate, and of human activity, and of the interactions between them.

• Geography

• Location

• Climate

• Trade

The place where someone or something is.

• Natural Resources

• Climate

• Trade

• Location

Products that are created or processed in some way.

• Manufactured Goods

• Natural Resources

• Physical environment

• Trade

A naturally-made item, such as a tree, mineral, or fresh water, that people can use to meet a need or want.

• Trade

• Manufactured Good

• Natural Resource

• Climate

The geographical characteristics, such as landforms, climate, and soil, of a location.

• Economic Activity

• Physical Environment

• Location

• Population Distribution

The patterns of where high, low, or moderate numbers of people live.

• Location

• Climate

• Manufactured Goods

• Population Distribution

The process of using resources to produce goods or provide services.

• Production

• Trade

• Natural Resources

• Manufactured Goods

An unrefined resource that can be used to make a product.

• Climate

• Raw Material

• Physical Environment

• Manufactured Good