Land and People

Does geography affect where people live and the work they do?

Geography/geografía is the study of places and the relationships between people and environments.

• No, they don't consider resources.

• No, they go where there is only work.

• Yes, the land and the resources affect where and how people live.

Where _______________ live there are resources like water, transportation, and jobs.

• people

• land

• environments

Environment means

Medio ambiente

• the surrounding in which people, plants, and animals live.

• the area where erosion is created.

What features of the land affect where and how people live?

¿Qué características de la tierra afectan dónde y cómo vive la gente?

• Landforms, natural resources, and environment

• water and weather

• none of the above

Humans sometimes make small changes to land that can have big consequences.

Los seres humanos a veces hacen pequeños cambios en la tierra que pueden tener grandes consecuencias.

• True

• False

An _____________ is a community of plants and animals along with the surrounding air, soil, and water.

Plants and animals can be accidently moved from one ecosystem to another ecosystem.

• True

• False

How does climate influence where people live?

¿Cómo influye el clima en el lugar donde vive la gente?

____________ is anything that makes the soil, air, or water dirty and unhealthy.

____________________es cualquier cosa que ensucie y no sea saludable el suelo, el aire o el agua.

• pollution/polución

• climate/clima

What is the process by which water and wind wear away the land?

¿Cuál es el proceso por el cual el agua y el viento desgastan la tierra?

• erosion/erosión

• environment/medio ambiente