Location
What are the two different types of location?
Absolute and Relative
What is the definition of character of place?
Distinctive qualities or things in nature or an area that help us to define a place.
A group of places with at least one common characteristic.
What is the definition of movement?
How people, goods, and ideas get around.
Name one way people in Yuba City interact with their environment?
Farming, Recreation, resource cultivation
What is absolute location?
The specific spot on the map which can be determined by longitude and latitude.
What are the two different characteristics of character of place?
Human and Physical
What are the two different types of characteristics of a region?
Physical and human
Movement only refers to people actually moving around. True or False?
False:
Movement also refers to goods and ideas.
What is the definition of Human-Environment Interaction?
Interactions between the humans and the ecosystem, or the environment.
What is relative location?
The position of a place based on its location with respect to other locations.
What is the difference between human characteristics and physical characteristics?
Human characteristics are things that make people in that certain area unique. Ex: Language, religion, how they dress, etc.
Physical characteristics are natural features that make the area unique. Ex: bodies of water, temperature, climate, mountains, etc.
What is a political region?
Example: Yuba City is part of Sutter County which is part of California which is part of the United States.
The El Salvadoreans moved from the cities to the country because of the lack of jobs and the overcrowding.
The Feather River is supplied with water from snow melting in the Sierra Nevada mountains. Is this human-environment interaction or not?
It is not.
No.
What is the absolute location of Yuba City?
What is the relative location of Yuba City?
AL: 39.1404 N, 121.6169 W
RL: California, central valley, north of Sacramento, close to the Feather River, right next to Marysville...etc.
Give me an example of both a human characteristic and a physical characteristic of Yuba City
Human: diverse population, English/Spanish/Punjabi spoken, many different religions, etc.
Physical: The Feather River is nearby, surrounded by mountains, in the central valley, hot dry climate, etc.
What is a functional region?
Functional regions are made up of a central place and surrounding areas affected by it.
Example: Central place= Sacramento Valley (central valley region)
How do people in this country move ideas around?
Give 2 examples
The internet (social media, email, websites, etc.)
Phones (calling, texting, social media)
Talking to one another
Writing letters
Give me an example of how people interact with the environment in California, not including farming.
Dam the rivers and lakes to create drinkable water and recreation areas
create roads and infrastructure to allow for transportation and housing/work.
What is a perceptual region?
These reflect people's feelings about certain areas; perception creates a certain image.
Ex: California= all ocean, lots of surfers, everyone says dude and the weather is always sunny.