Location
The location on the Earth's surface
Answers the question "Where is it?"
Absolute
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A precise location
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Example
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Latitude/Longitude
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Street address
Relative
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Location in relationship to another object
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"South of Ohio" or "next to the park"
Place
A location's physical and cultural (human) characteristics
Answers the question "What is it like there?"
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Can include characteristics such as
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Climate
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Landforms
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Bodies of water
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Natural vegetation
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Wildlife
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Manmade attributes
Human/Environment Interaction
The shaping of the landscape
Answers the question "How do humans live there?" or "how do humans effect
the environment and vice versa?"
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Examines the advantages and disadvantages
of different locations
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3 ways people relate to their environment
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Depend on it (eg. Lake Michigan - water)
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Modify it (eg. buildings, AC)
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Adapt to it (eg. clothing style)
Movement/Migration
The transfer (movement) of people, goods, and ideas
Answers the question "How did it get here?"
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Specific examples of movement
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Immigration (people)
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Transportation (goods)
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News (information)
Region
Areas that share unifying natural or cultural characteristics
Answers the question "How is it like other places?"
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Examples from the movie:
Physical regions
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coastal
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desert
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forest (old growth example)
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mountains
Political regions
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nations
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states
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urban
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neighborhoods (by ethnic group)
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land use
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