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. Markets A market is a physical location such as a shopping district in a town or state, or a mechanism such as telephones, the telegraph, or the internet which brings buyers and sellers together. Markets serve local, regional, national, or global regions. Laws A rule regulates society by providing a framework for correct conduct or action.