PLACE
WHAT IS PLACE?
IT DESCRIBES A LOCATION. WHAT IS THE LOCATION LIKE?
What is human-environment interaction?
When people adapt to, depend on, or change the environment
Lines of latitude go vertically or horizontally?
Horizontal
What is movement?
It is how and why things move.
What is region?
Places that have things in common.
GIVE AN EXAMPLE OF SOMETHING THAT PLACE DESCRIBES.
PEOPLE, CULTURE, GEOGRAPHY, CLIMATE, HISTORY, ECONOMICS, GOVERNMENT
Give an example of humans interacting with the environment.
Bridges, houses/buildings, landfills, dams, farming, etc.
Lines of longitude go vertically or horizontally?
What are the 3 main things that move?
1. People
2. Goods
3. Ideas
What are physical characteristics of a region?
Landforms, Climate, Plants and Animals. Anything in the ENVIRONMENT of places that have things in common.
What is a PHYSICAL characteristic of place?
Anything in the environment. For example, landforms, climate, or plants
Is ALL human-environment interaction good? If not, give an example.
No. Pollution, deforestation, littering etc.
What is the 0 degree line of latitude called?
Equator
What is a push factor? Give an example.
It is something that makes people want to LEAVE. It pushes them out. For example, war, climate, lack of jobs.
What are human characteristics of region?
Language, food, religion, etc. Anything that HUMANS have in common in certain places.
Anything related to culture such as language, food, religion, values, traditions, customs etc.
Name the 3 ways that humans interact with the environment.
Depend, adapt, change.
What is the 0 degree line of longitude called?
Prime Meridian
What is a pull factor?
It is something that makes people want to GO TO a place. For example, freedom, job opportunity, climate etc.
Can a place be in more than 1 region?
Yes. It can be in any region where it has things in common with other places.
HOW IS PLACE DIFFERENT FROM LOCATION?
LOCATION DESCRIBES WHERE SOMETHING IS. PLACE DESCRIBES WHAT THAT LOCATION IS LIKE.
Give an example of humans depending, adapting, and changing their environment.
1. Food
2. Clothing
3. Bridges, dams etc.
How is absolute location different from relative location?
Absolute location is exactly where something is. For example, an address or longitude and latitude coordinates.
Relative location is near a location or in relation to a location.
Give an example of how goods move from place to place.
Give an example of region.
Southern United States shares climate, food, language, religion, landforms, etc.