Physical vs human features

Telling apart natural (physical) features and features built by people (human)

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Which of these is a physical feature (natural)? A) Mountain B) Bridge C) Road D) City
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Sort each feature: physical or human. Match each item on the left to one on the right. Left: River, House, Beach, Factory Right: Physical, Human, Physical, Human
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True or false? A forest is a human feature. A) True B) False
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Fill in the blank. Features built by people, like roads and bridges, are called ___ features.
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Which of these is a human feature? A) Harbour wall B) Cliff C) Lake D) Valley
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Sort each feature: physical or human. Match each item on the left to one on the right. Left: Port, Hill, Farm, Waterfall Right: Human, Physical, Human, Physical
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True or false? A canal is a physical feature because it has water in it. A) True B) False
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A new tunnel is dug through a mountain. Which is the human feature and which is the physical feature? A) Tunnel = human, mountain = physical B) Tunnel = physical, mountain = human C) Both are physical D) Both are human
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True or false? A reservoir, made by building a dam across a valley, is a human feature. A) True B) False
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Which would NOT count as a physical feature? A) A canal B) A river C) A mountain D) A lake
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Physical vs human features · for parents and teachers

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Mountain
Mountains are physical features because they were formed by nature. Bridges, roads and cities are built by people, so they are human features.
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River → Physical; House → Human; Beach → Physical; Factory → Human
Rivers and beaches are made by nature (physical). Houses and factories are built by people (human).
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False
False. A natural forest is a physical feature because it grew without being built by people.
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human
Features built by people are called human features. Features made by nature are called physical features.
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Harbour wall
A harbour wall is built by people, so it is a human feature. Cliffs, lakes and valleys are physical features.
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Port → Human; Hill → Physical; Farm → Human; Waterfall → Physical
Ports and farms are built and run by people, making them human features. Hills and waterfalls form naturally.
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False
False. A canal is a human feature because people dug it out, even though it has water in it. A river that flows naturally would be physical.
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Tunnel = human, mountain = physical
The mountain was formed by nature (physical) but the tunnel was built by people (human).
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True
True. A reservoir is created when people build a dam to hold back water. Because people made it, it is a human feature.
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A canal
A canal is human-made, even though it carries water like a river.