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Location: Absolute location |
Is given in degrees of latitude and longitude. |
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Location: Relative location |
Depends upon point of reference like near, far, a short drive. |
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Place: Physical characteristics |
Landforms like (mountain, plains), bodies of water (lakes oceans, bays) ecosystems (like soil, plants, animals, and climate) |
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Place: Human characteristics |
Bridges, roads, buildings, culture and language. |
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Movement: how are people and places linked by communication and the flow of people, ideas and good? |
Transportation, communication, trade. Patterns of movement such as migration. Linkages and connection. |
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Human environment interaction: how do people interact with and change their environment? |
They depend on their environment. They adapt to their environment. The modify the environment. |
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Regions: what are their unifying features and how do they form and change over time? |
Regions a basic unit for a geographic study. Geographers divide the world into regions to help them interpret. Regions can be defined on the basis of: physical and human characteristics. |