surroundings affect the way people live, including their food, clothing, shelter, transportation,
and recreation.
Essential Understandings:
- Geography includes the study of locations, climate, and physical surroundings.
- Location, climate, and physical surroundings affect the way people live.
Essential Questions:
- How does location affect the way people live?
- How does climate affect the way people live?
- How do physical surroundings affect the way people live?
Essential Knowledge:
Terms to know:
- location: Where people live
- climate: The kinds of weather an area has over a long period of time
- physical surroundings: Land and bodies of water
- season: Any one of the four phases of the year: spring, summer, fall, or winter
- Location, climate, and physical surroundings affect the way people in a community meet their basic needs. This includes the:
- foods they eat
- clothing they wear
- kinds of houses they build.
- Geography affects how people travel from one place to another and determines what is available for recreation.