Geography tends to be related to landforms and maps, but another huge aspect of Geography is human -environment interaction. Humans alter the environments they live in to meet their needs. The more people who are living in a particular area, the more that environment will be altered. Humans throughout history have used their environment for shelter, food, clothing and even religions purposes. In more recent years we also alter our environment to make transportation and recreational activities easier. We build roads, bridges, parks and cities.
Ancient Romans:
The ancient Romans made clothes mainly out of wool. Ancient Romans used sheep to create the wool for their clothing. The early Romans created shelter from rocks. They lived in wattle or daub huts. These were small huts made of stacked rocks with holes to put wooden sticks through. The sticky material that held the wooden strips in place was made of wet soil, clay, sand, dried animal dung, and straw. In later years they began using volcanic rocks and stones from local volcanoes. For food, the Romans would search for local fruits and vegetables. They did not eat much meat from animals except for pigs, geese, and chicken. Beef was not eaten at all because beef did not keep well and they used the cows to create dairy products.
American Indians (Powhatan):
The way that the Native Americans used their environment changed according to the season. Each winter men from various tribes would go hunt together. They mainly hunted deer because the meat could be eaten, the skin was used for clothing and the bones could be used for tools. They also planted huge fields of different types of crops and gathered nuts, berries, and roots. They built semi-permnent homes made of saplings and woven reeds.
Paleolithic:
The paleolithic people were some of the earliest humans. For shelter, they gathered sticks and would place them upright in a circular motion then covered them with animal hide or brush, cattails, or hay, much like a wigwam. These ancient people would hunt game and search for wild berried a