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LocationAnswers the Question, “WHere IS it?”
2 types of location:
Relative
A location can be relative.
Examples: next door, next to the post office, down the road a little bit, etc.
Absolute
A location can be absolute, meaning specific
Uses coordinates -- latitude and longitude -- of map
Place
This means more than just where a place is; a place is an area that is defined by everything in it.
Physical Characteristics vs. Human Characteristics
All places have features that give them personality and distinguish them from other places.
REGION
A region is an area that is defined by certain similar characteristics. Those unifying or similar characteristics can be physical, natural, human, or cultural.
MOvement
Movement refers to the way people, products, information and ideas move from one place to another.
This can be local, such as “How did you get to school today?”, or it can be global, such as “How did humans get to North America?”
HUman-Environment Interaction
Human-environment interaction looks at the relationships between people and their environment
how people adapt to the environment
how people change the environment
Examples of LocationRelative or Absolute?
St. Petersburg lies on the coast of the Baltic Sea, at 60º N, 30ºE.
Kansas City, Missouri is just east of Kansas City, Kansas.
The Great Barrier Reef is by Australia.
The capital of Malaysia is 3ºN, 101ºE.
MOvement
Provide 4 examples of movement
one movement of people,
one movement of ideas
one movement of goods
The remaining example may be of your choice.