Why We Live Where We Live

by Kira Vermond

Book Overview

Why do you live where you do? The answer is a lot more complicated than it might seem. Why that house? Why this community? Why do cities sprout where they do? And what makes living there even possible? Geography, topography, climate, landscape, food, politics, economics, and more all play a role in how we choose the place we call home. This book takes readers on a tour of various ways humans adapt to our environments -- or change them to suit our...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1771470119
• ISBN13: 9781771470117
• Release Date: September 2014
• Publisher: Owlkids
• Length: 48 Pages
• Weight: 0.63 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 8.6" x 9.6"
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7