Human History
Settlement Patterns How do People live?
What are the Characteristics of Place? Look at the pictures and write down everything you see Use this information to identify broad characteristics a place can have
Characteristics of Place Land The shape the land takes Water Is there water? In what form? Climate Long term weather patterns Natural Resources Are there natural resources? Renewable or non- renewable Time When are we talking about?
Human Response People basically have two options when faced with different environments Let’s see if you can figure them out by looking at these environments and deciding how you think people would best survive there
How might those Characteristics shape human settlement patterns? What are the characteristics of this place? How do you think humans might live here?
How might those Characteristics shape human settlement patterns? What are the characteristics of this place? How do you think humans might live here?
How might those Characteristics shape human settlement patterns? What are the characteristics of this place? How do you think humans might live here?
How might those Characteristics shape human settlement patterns? What are the characteristics of this place? How do you think humans might live here?
Settlement Patterns Equation Let’s see if your predictions were accurate Look at these pictures of people living in different environments, does reality hold up to your predictions?
Response to Geography Nomadic Settled Agricultural Forager – Hunter/Gatherer Pastoralist Herder Simple – grow enough for my family Advanced – grow enough to sell or share with my community
Nomadic Life The HadzaHadza
Settled Life Agriculture leads to Civilization