Location
39 Degrees N
Absolute Location
Landforms, wildlife, soil, etc.
Physical Characteristics
Mississippi River
we depend on it
Trucks, Trains, Planes
Human Movement
Define by governmental or administrative boundaries (States, Countries, Cities)
Formal Regions
Washington D.C. is located on the east cost of the US.
Relative Location
How many people live, work, and visit a place.
Human Characteristics
heating and cooling
we Modify it
TV, Radio, Magazines
Idea Movement
Defined by similar characteristics (corn, belt, Rocky Mountains)
Functional Regions
latitude and longitude
Global Location
Define place.
A location
Adapt to environment by wearing different clothes.
we adapt to it
phones, computers, mail
Information Movement
Define region.
An area of land that has common features.