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

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

2. 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

3. The United Kingdom developed a large navy because of its large coastline. • They were leaders in product development and trade.

4. 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

5. 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.

6. 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

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

8. Germany • LOCATION – Central Europe • LAND USE – Urban, Commercial Farming, Forestry • CLIMATE – Mild Marine, Highland • NATURAL RESOURCES – Iron, Lead, Zinc, Uranium, Coal, Natural Gas, Oil

9. Mostly an agricultural society until the 1900’s.