Geographers examine where people live, why they settled there, and how they use natural resources.
For example, Hudson Bay, the site of the first European settlement in Canada, is an area rich in wildlife and has sustained a trading and fur trapping industry for hundreds of years. The Hudson Bay settlement is one of many examples of how people can and do adapt to their natural surroundings. Everyone controls his or her surroundings. Look at the way you arrange furniture in your home. You place tables and chairs in places that suit the shape of the room and the position of windows and doors.