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Question: How do people interact with the environment? Humans _________ to the environment. Examples - air conditioning, heating, clothing, sunscreen Humans __________ the environment. Examples - pollution, damming rivers, mining, hunting, forestry Humans ___________ on the environment. Examples - food production, water, mining Discuss/write: What are two examples of the environment interacting with humans? Hint: These are often bad for humans. Environment your surroundings. See if you and your partner can guess what word goes in the following blanks:

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How are people/places connected? A. People Transportation is what its called when people connect from place to place. B. Ideas Communication is what its called when ideas move from place to place. Discuss/write 3 examples -

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Discuss/write: Why do geographers separate the world into regions? Discuss/write: What are three regions Gillette is located in? Regions are smaller pieces/divisions Hint every different color you see on the map is a region.