Location
What are the two types of location geographers use?
Absolute and Relative
What does “place” describe?
What a location is like — its physical and human features
What does Human-Environment Interaction study?
How people adapt to, modify, and depend on their environment
What three things “move” in the theme of Movement?
People, goods, and ideas
What is a region?
An area with common characteristics
What tool do we use to find absolute location?
Latitude and Longitude (or a map/GPS)
Name a physical feature that describes where you live.
(Answers vary: river, mountain, lake, etc.)
Give an example of how people depend on the environment
(Answers vary: farming, water, sunlight, etc.)
When someone moves to another city for a job, which type of movement is that?
Movement of people
The Midwest is an example of what kind of region?
A geographic/cultural region
If I say “The school is next to the library,” what type of location am I describing?
Relative location
Name a human feature that describes your community.
(Answers vary: buildings, culture, language, etc.)
Building a dam to control flooding is an example of what? (adapt, modify, or depend)
Modifying the environment
Social media spreading trends around the world shows movement of what?
Ideas
What do we call regions defined by government boundaries, like countries or states?
Political regions
Give the absolute location of your school (approximate is fine).
(Student answers will vary)
The Statue of Liberty is a __________ feature of New York City.
Human feature
Wearing warm clothes in winter is an example of what? (adapt, modify, or depend)
Adapting to the environment
Shipping coffee from Brazil to the U.S. shows movement of what?
Goods
A region where people speak the same language is what kind of region?
Cultural region
What imaginary lines run east-west and measure distance north or south of the Equator?
Lines of Latitude
How can the climate of a place affect what people do there?
It affects clothing, housing, and activities
What are some negative effects of modifying the environment?
Pollution, deforestation, habitat loss, etc.
How has technology changed the way people move or communicate?
Faster travel and instant communication
Why do geographers use regions?
To organize and compare areas of the world