These three things move around the world.
People, goods, and ideas
Give an example of a region
Northeast, The West Coast, The Arctic Region, the Tri-state area etc.
What are the three ways humans can interact with their environment?
Humans can adapt, modify, and depend on the environment.
Australia is west of New Zealand. Is this an example of relative or absolute location?
Relative
List three ways ideas can move around the world
Answers may include but are not limited to...
phone, facetime, social media (twitter, instagram, facebook) letters, email, newspapers, television
Place is made up of these two characteristics
Human & physical characteristics
What is one way that we depend on the environment?
We can use the river for water, animals for food, etc.
What are two ways we can identify absolute location?
We can identify absolute location using coordinates with latitude and longitude and a global address.
How are products made outside of the United States transported to our country?
They are imported through cargo ships or planes
Give one example of a human characteristic & one example of a physical characteristic
Human: Roads, buildings, bridges etc.
Physical: Mountains, rivers, oceans, islands
You (hopefully) put on a warm jacket on your way to school this morning. Are you modifying, adapting, or depending?
Adapting
What is the difference between absolute and relative location?
Absolute location is the exact place on earth, and relative location describes a place in relation to another place around it.
Immigration happens because of these two reason
Push Pull factors
The Islamic religion can be found throughout the world. What characteristic is this an example of?
Human characteristic
A resort is built on a mountain in upstate NY
Modification
Relative Location
Example for
Push Factor
Pull Factor
Varies
The nations of the Pacific Rim include Japan, Taiwan, Korea & China. What is this an example of?
Region
What is the main difference between modifying and adapting?
When we modify, we change the environment, when we adapt, the environment changes us.
What are the four ways you can represent relative location?
distance, time, directions and landmarks