A timeline is a chronological listing of events. Back Four Cardinal Directions North, south, east, and west are the cardinal directions because these are the primary points on the compass. Back Physical Characteristics of Places Physical characteristics of places are features such as soil, landforms,bodies of water, types of vegetation and climate. These result from climatic and tectonic processes. Climate, including effects of temperature, precipitation, and wind, also shape the physical characteristics of places.
Fertile deltas result from repeated flooding, for instance.
Back Human Characteristics of Places Human characteristics of places include the types of houses people build, the ways they earn a living, the games children play, the languages people speak, their religious beliefs, their ethnicity, the daily schedules they follow, the foods they eat, and how they govern themselves. Back Goods and Services Goods and services are both useful to people. Goods are things people can touch and feel such as groceries, toys, and computers. Services are not physical things. Instead, people provide services to other people, through activities such as waiting tables, carrying bags, or programming computers to respond to requests for information.