LOCATION
The two different types of location?
What is Absolute & Relative
This theme answers the core geographic what is it like there
What is place
A region is an area defined by multiple shared, ________ characteristics
What is Common
This is the basic definition of the Movement theme, describing how people, goods, and this third component get from one place to another.
What are ideas
This theme explores how people depend on, adapt to, and do this to their environment
What is Human Interaction
The lines run east and west around the world to find absolute location.
What is lines of latitude
Mountains, Hills, plateaus, and plains are common examples of these physical structures on Earth's surface
What is landforms
The American Midwest or the Deep South are examples of a region based on location and shared culture within this country.
What is the United states
Riding a bus, flying on an airplane, or driving a car to work are everyday examples of the movement of this specific group
What is the movement of people
Wearing a heavy winter coat in Alaska is an example of humans doing this to the environment.
What is adapting
The middle school is 3 miles away from the grocery store what is the location type?
What is Relative location
Landforms climate bodies of water in native animal species all fall under this board subcategory of location.
What is Physical Characteristics
The Middle East is a region primarily grouped together by shared history, language, and this major religion.
What is Culture
Shipping cargo containers across the ocean on a giant freight ship is an example of the movement of these.
What are goods
Building a dam across a river or cutting down trees to build houses is an example of humans doing this to the environment.
What is Modifiying
The theme of location is based on answering a simple three word question
What is Where is it
The two main categories used to describe a place are human characteristics and these features
What is Physical Features
An area where most people speak Spanish is groped together as a region based on this human characteristic
What is a language
Joining a Zoom call, texting a friend across the country, or sharing a news video on social media represents the movement of this.
What is the movement of ideas
Relying on the Nile River for water and farming soil is an example of humans doing this to the environment.
What is Depending
A city is located 34° south 58 degrees west and is next to Uruguay What is the type of location
What is Relative & Absolute
The specific physical feature of a place describes a long-term atmospheric patterns like hot and cold tropical wet
What is Climate
The "Corn Belt" in the United States is a region named for this primary human/economic activity.
What is Farming
This term describes the physical or virtual network—such as highways, internet cables, or trade routes—that makes Movement possible between different locations
What are systems
Planting crops in the spring to match the rainy season is an example of humans doing this
What is adapting