Location
Absolute Location
This means WHERE something is.
Absolute location uses latitude/longitude
EXAMPLE: The coordinates of Edmond are 35° N, 95° W
What question does the theme of place ask?
“What is it like?” (or “What makes this place different from other places?”)
What is the question for movement?
How do people and ideas get around?
How do we modify the environment?
We build irrigation ditches
We build landfills
We build dams
What is the question for Region?
What do locations have in common?
Relative Location
Relative location compares two locations, usually using directions
EXAMPLE: Texas is south of Oklahoma
Place
in geography, “place” means the human features or physical features of an area.
Human features: In Oklahoma most people speak English; Islam is the national religion of Saudi Arabia
Physical features: California has a mountain range that runs parallel to its coast; Arizona is very dry
Movement
In geography, movement refers to PEOPLE or THINGS or IDEAS moving FROM ONE LOCATION to a DIFFERENT LOCATION such as migration, travel, trade, or media.
Example: I moved from California to Oklahoma (movement of people); Japan exports many cars to the United States (movement of things); American movies are popular in Asia (movement of ideas)
Human Environment Interaction
This tells us how people CHANGE their environment, how they USE their environment, or REACT to their environment
Example: I wore a winter coat on December 14th because it was snowing; farmers in the desert must irrigate their crops; deforestation is a major problem in many parts of the world
Region
The theme of “regions” tells us how places have similar or common characteristics
Example: Many countries in the Middle East have the COMMON language of Arabic; Africa is considered a DEVELOPING region because there is widespread poverty
Provide an example of absolute location?
What does it look like when you get there? What theme of geography is this?
Place
People in New York use the underground subway to get around
Movement
The amount of cars on the road has led to a high amount of smog in cities
hei
The rocky mountain states include Idaho, Montana, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, and Utah
Region
Austin, Texas is located at 30 degrees N, 90 degrees W is an example of what theme of geography
absolute location
Common Mistakes regarding location and place in geography
In our everyday language, we use the word “location” and “place” as synonyms.
In geography, they have DIFFERENT MEANINGS!
IN GEOGRAPHY, PLACE DOES NOT MEAN WHERE SOMETHING IS!
The United States imports a great deal of products from other countries
movement
The 3 gorges dam is an example of what theme of geography
human environment interaction
The lands around the southern and eastern shores of the Mediterranean Sea, encompassing at least the Arabian Peninsula and, by some definitions, Iran, North Africa, and sometimes beyond
The Middle East
Oklahoma is north of Texas
relative location
Human characteristics of__________ also include land use, density of population, language patterns, religion, architecture, and political systems.
place
the silk road,the internet and the golden gate bridge are all examples of which theme of geography?
movement
h.e.i. stands for which theme of geography?
human environment interaction
The vast area from central Virginia to northern Maine, and from western Pennsylvania (Pittsburgh) to the Atlantic Ocean, have all been loosely grouped into this region. What is the name of this region?
The Northeast