Characteristics of "placE" include things like economy activity architecture
The answers are:
a. physical geography
b. human geography
Geography is divided into two main branches, physical geography, and human geography, and after that, they branch out much more and include the other geographical disciplines in them.
Physical geography is mainly concerned with the study of the natural characteristics of the Earth, both the ones on the surface and the once close to the surface.
Human geography is mainly focused on the study of the human race, the background, perceptions, interactions, organizing, human groups, effects on and from the environment etc.
The main reason for the wall's construction had always been defense. Since China's first dynasty, the empire faced a near-constant threat of attack from the nomadic tribes to the north. This included those famed Mongols as well as lesser-known groups like the Xiongnu and the Göktürks.