How do location, climate, and natural resources affect where people live?

HOW DO LOCATION, CLIMATE, AND NATURAL RESOURCES AFFECT WHERE PEOPLE LIVE?

UNITED KINGDOM

Location – British Isles of Western Europe

Land Use – Commercial Farming- Urban Areas

Climate – Mild Marine

Natural Resources - Gold, Iron, Lead, Coal, Oil, Natural Gas

The United Kingdom developed a large navy because of its large coastline.

They were leaders in product development and trade.

RUSSIA LOCATION –Eastern Europe

LAND USE – Forestry, Commercial Farming, Urban, Ranching or Herding, Subsistence Farming

CLIMATE – Polar Tundra, Continental subarctic and cool summer, Dry Steppe (semi-desert)

NATURAL RESOURCES – Coal, Oil, Natural Gas, Iron, Aluminum, Nickel, Copper

Russia did not explore or trade very much because most of their ports are frozen most of the year.

Russia was mostly an agricultural society, but often did not grow enough food because most of its land is frozen.

ITALY

LOCATION – Central Europe

LAND USE – Urban, Commercial Farming, Forestry, Ranching and Herding

CLIMATE – Mild Mediterranean and Humid Subtropical, Highland

NATURAL RESOURCES – Oil, Natural Gas, Lead, Zinc, Manganese

Italy was a great exploring and trading nation because of all the ports and its large coastline.

GERMANY

LOCATION – Central Europe

LAND USE – Urban, Commercial Farming, Forestry

CLIMATE – Mild Marine, Highland

NATURAL RESOURCES – Iron, Lead, Zinc, Uranium, Coal, Natural Gas, Oil

Mostly an agricultural society until the 1900’s.