what different factors that affect human growth and development?

Biological, Genetics, ex. Mother smoking/drinking/was abused while she was pregnant. If you’re born into a family with a history of mental illnesses, diseases, cancers, etc…

Environmental, what kind of family do you live in? Caring and well-rounded= good; neglectful and abusive= bad

Social, do you live in a good or bad neighborhood? Do you get the education you need?

External… Trauma that causes brain damage, etc.

latitude – equator – tropical rainforest and tropica savanna ocean currents – cold ocean current along the southwestern coast – Kalahari Desert Prevailing winds – north-easterly winds, having come across Asia, bring no rain to N Africa, also causes the Kalahari because south-easterly winds bring moisture to coastal districts, but it falls as rain on the mountains (Mountain Barriers) and does not reach the interior – the Kalahari Deser Weather, Mountain Point, Distance From Equator, Location