Human and Physical Characteristics of Place

What is a physical characteristic?

• Something humans have made.

• Something made or caused by Earth’s natural processes

• Something Mr. Keyes came up with.

• Something that is used to torture people.

What is a human characteristic?

• Something that comes from human ideas or actions

• Something made by nature.

• Something that Ms. Mack made up.

• Something that causes a lot of problems

Place describes

• the exact or relative location

• the physical and human characteristics of a location

• how natural disasters affect humans

• how a location is like other locations

The Theme of Place answers the question ____

• Where it is?

• How do people, things, and ideas get around?

• What is it like there?

• How do humans interact with the environment?

• How are places similar?

Climate is an example of...

• human characteristics of Place

• physical characteristics of Place

Population is an example of...

• human characteristics of Place

• physical characteristics of Place

Type of government is an example of...

• human characteristics of Place

• physical characteristics of Place

Native plant and animal life are examples of...

• human characteristics of Place

• physical characteristics of Place

Natural resources are an example of...

• human characteristics of Place

• physical characteristics of Place

Landforms are an example of...

• human characteristics of Place

• physical characteristics of Place