Help children understand their own neighborhood. Point out differences and similarities to other places. Help children understand various types of buildings and their uses. Show children the historical, recreational, or natural points of interest in your town. If you are near a national park, a lake, a river, or a stream, help children understand how it has affected the character of your town.
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 industry for hundreds of years. People can and do adapt to their natural surroundings. Controlling our surroundings Everyone controls his or her surroundings. Children can see how the furniture is arranged in their home. Furniture is placed to suit the shape of rooms and according to how people will use it.