1. Where people live…of course
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Where people live…of course
But also…
WHY do they live there?
HOW do they live?
WHAT countries are gaining/losing people and why?

2. How does the physical environment affect the way people live?

3. People need water to live, so….
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4. People live on the coasts of continents and islands…
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5. People live along rivers…
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6. People live where there is plenty of rainfall during the year…
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7. What else affects where people live?
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8. People need food to eat so…

9. People live where soil is fertile and easy to plow…
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10. People need to trade for things they don’t have but need or want, so…

11. People live along transportation routes like railroads…
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12. … along major roads like interstates and highways…

13. And near deep-water ports where large ships can bring trade goods

14. People live near natural resources…
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15. And near places that can easily get raw materials to use for industry…like this automobile manufacturing plant

16. People live in temperate climates…if they can!

17. Most temperate climates have a range of seasons, which makes for easier farming & movement of people and goods

18. Most people do NOT live in deserts, mountains, rain forests, & very cold lands

19. Places like these make it hard to find water, grow food, and move people and goods from place to place…

20. There are not enough resources to support many people

21. BUT people do live on every continent…even in locations that don’t have much water or fertile soil or temperate climates!

22. How do people adapt to living in very different locations?

23. People build for different climates…like onion domes so snow will slide off & stilts in places that flood

24. People build homes out of available materials…
…like adobe in places with little wood

25. People who need to travel with grazing animals make homes that can move, like this yurt

26. People try to build structures safe enough for natural disasters like earthquakes…

27. … tornadoes

28. …and monsoons and hurricanes

29. People eat animals and plants that grow where they live…
People eat animals and plants that grow where they live….like seafood on islands and along coasts

30. and grains that first grew naturally where they live
and grains that first grew naturally where they live

31. People learn to grow food wherever they can…even on the sides of mountains and hills

32. Sometimes the most fertile soil is caused by volcanic ash…which makes farming easy – but dangerous

33. People learn that different climates need different types of clothes

34. Clothing is often made from what’s available, like this sealskin jacket

35. And from plant fibers that grow naturally in hot places…like this Indian cotton

36. People first used native animals to help them with work…like this llama in South America

37. In places too dry to farm, people often herd animals, like cows, sheep, or goats

38. People use the natural resources in the lands where they live