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. Ask children to consider what the yard would look like if it were not changed by mowing the grass, raking the leaves, or planting shrubs or trees. Ask children what would happen if we did not pick up litter.