TRADE BARRIERS orTrade Helpers?

Landforms & Climate

LANDFORMS

• people want to live near certain landforms such as water and on the plains

• Plains make it easy to trade- this is relatively flat land. Great for farming and livestock

• Mountains make it HARD to trade = trade barrier

RIVERS/OCEANS

• Makes trade easier- rivers empty into seas and oceans, ships can get to other countries

• Provides natural resources- water, fish, seafood (oceans), oil (beneath ocean floor)

• Provides jobs- fishing, transporting, factories built along rivers, oil rigs on the oceans, tourism along the coastal areas,…

Ex. Heavy populations in Germany live along the Rhine River

EQUATOR

• Places on or near same latitude line have similar climate

• Move Close to equator= high temp

• Move away from equator= cooler temp

Climate

• Rough seasons- trade barrierIce, blizzards, continuous rain, flooding, hurricanes

• Good season- trade easierSmooth winds, mild/fair temperatures, cool winters and summers

• U.K. has the maritime climate and often experiences heavy rains & winds

• Italy has a mild, Mediterranean climate year round

Winds may travel over water and affect climate

Ex. The Gulf Stream starts in the Gulf of Mexico & carries warm winds over Atlantic Ocean to NW Europe

Mountains can PROTECT areas from cold winds

Ex. The Alps Mtns. (north of Italy) block the cold, northern winds from southern Europe = mild climate yearlong