2006-09-20 14:48:03 · 4 answers · asked by Barbara W 1 in Social Science ➔ Other - Social Science
Location
The location on the Earth's surface
Answers the question "Where is it?"
Absolute
A precise location
Example
Latitude/Longitude
Street address
Relative
Location in relationship to another object
"South of Ohio" or "next to the park"
Place
A location's physical and cultural (human) characteristics
Answers the question "What is it like there?"
Can include characteristics such as
Climate
Landforms
Bodies of water
Natural vegetation
Wildlife
Manmade attributes
Human/Environment Interaction
The shaping of the landscape
Answers the question "How do humans live there?" or "how do humans effect the environment and vice versa?"
Examines the advantages and disadvantages of different locations
3 ways people relate to their environment
Depend on it (eg. Lake Michigan - water)
Modify it (eg. buildings, AC)
Adapt to it (eg. clothing style)
Movement/Migration
The transfer (movement) of people, goods, and ideas
Answers the question "How did it get here?"
Specific examples of movement
Immigration (people)
Transportation (goods)
News (information)
Region
Areas that share unifying natural or cultural characteristics
Answers the question "How is it like other places?"
Examples from the movie:
Physical regions
coastal
desert
forest (old growth example)
mountains
Political regions
nations
states
urban
neighborhoods (by ethnic group)
land use
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2006-09-20 14:56:16 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
1. Location
Relative Location
Absolute Location
2. Place
Human Characteristics
Physical Characteristics
3. Human-Environmental Interactions
Humans adapt to the environment
Humans modify the environment
Humans depend on the environment
4. Movement
People
Goods
Ideas
5. Regions
Formal
Functional
Vernacular (perceptual)
2006-09-20 21:59:22 · answer #2 · answered by bigbore454 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2006-09-20 21:55:03 · answer #3 · answered by renclrk 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Never heard of this. Please tell us more.
2006-09-20 21:55:11 · answer #4 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋