•People depend on the Mississippi River for water and transportation.
•How humans and the environment have affected each other.
•Phones, computer (email), mail
•Information Movement
Regions defined by governmental or administrative boundaries (States, Countries, Cities
Formal Regions
A latitude and longitude (global location) or a street address (local
•Absolute Location
What are the main languages, customs, and beliefs
•Human Characteristics
•People modify our environment by
•We modify it.
• move from place to place
•Idea Movement
Regions defined by similar characteristics (Corn Belt, Rocky Mountain region, Chinatown, newspaper).
Functional Regions
•Washington D.C. is located on the east coast of the US.
•Relative Location
•How many people live, work, and visit a place.
•Human Characteristics
•We adapt to the environment by wearing
clothing suitable for summer (shorts) and
winter (coats), rain and shine.
•We adapt to it.
•Trucks, Trains, Planes
•Human Movement
Telegraph Herold
Functional Regions
•Washington D.C
•Absolute Location
•Landforms (mountains, rivers, etc.), climate, vegitation, wildlife, soil, etc.
•Physical Characteristics