Location
What question does LOCATION answer?
WHERE is it?
What does PLACE tell us about a geographic place?
It describes the place. It tell the characteristics of a place.
What does HEI stand for???
Human Environment Interaction
Name the 3 kinds of movement
HUMAN movement,
movement of IDEAS
movement of GOODS
Building a dam to stop water flow is an example of what?
HEI - how humans change (modify) the environment
16 Daley Drive (an address) or 346 latitude/67 longitude
What are HUMAN Characteristics of a place?
Things that are MADE BY HUMANS
HEI is about any way we humans ________ the environment.
enjoy/ change/ kill
HEI is about any way we humans CHANGE the environment.
Give one example for HUMAN Movement
trucks, transportation, planes, ships, walking from one country to another
783 latitude, 97 degrees longitude
example of what?
Absolute LOCATION
EXACTLY where someplace is located in the world.
What are PHYSICAL Characteristics of a place?
Things NOT made my humans (part of nature).
What is one way we humans DEPEND on the environment?
we need the animals that grow, we need the air to breathe, we need the plants that grow
Give one example of Movement of Ideas
news that travels, conversations over the phone or computer, the spread of religion
The culture and language of a country
PLACE ( the human characteristics)
What is RELATIVE location?
The location of a place compared to another place
EX: The school is next to the fire department. Walmart is between ...... and .......
climate, wildlife, the temperature, the waters in an area. What kind of characteristics are these of a place of ?
PHYSICAL Characteristics - they are things NOT MADE by man
What is one way we MODIFY (change) the environment?
We build dams, cut down trees to build roads, cause air pollution
Give 1 example for movement of GOODS
food, clothes, electronics, anything that is carried from one place to another for people to eat or use
29 Hill Street -- is this an example of ABSOLUTE or RELATIVE location?
ABSOLUTE location
Are these HUMAN or PHYSICAL Characteristics?
The population of a city, the buildings, the accent of the people.
HUMAN characteristics - these are all made-made things
How do humans ADAPT to the environment? 1 example
During summer we wear sunscreen
During winter we wear gloves and coats.
New England, the Pacific Coast, the East Coast are examples of what??
the climate, wildlife , the temperature
The PLACE (Physical Characteristics)