Determined by nature-mountains, climate, rivers
What are physical characteristics
Defined by common characteristics such as language, culture, religion, imports/exports
What are regions
A "view of the whole" earth by mapping the location of places
Absolute and relative are examples of this
What is location
Interaction through travel, trade, communication
What is movement
Come from the ideas and actions of people
What are human characteristics
Physical and human characteristics
What is a place
Humans adapt to, modify, and depend on the environment
What is human-environmental interactions
Measure distances North and South of Equator, called parallels
What are lines of Latitude
Regions are classified by this
What are language, culture, and religion
Latitude & Longitude, street address, exact location
What is absolute location
Tools of Geographers
What are maps, graphs, charts, and diagrams
Measure East and West of the Prime Meridian, called Meridians
What are lines of Longitude
Described by landmarks, directions, time, or distance from one place to the other
What is relative location