(c) Ms. Vice,

 There are 2 types of location:  absolute  relative (c) Ms. Vice,

 Absolute geography is an absolute location that gives the exact street address.  Absolute geography is also measured in latitude and longitude lines.  Ex: The White House is at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington DC. (c) Ms. Vice,

 Relative location gives a relative or comparative address.  Ex: The White House is near Capitol Hill. (c) Ms. Vice,

 Human Characteristics – manmade creations Ex. White House - Washington, DC  Physical Characteristics – natural creations Ex. Grand Canyon - Arizona (c) Ms. Vice,

 How does the environment affect people?  How do people affect the environment?  Modify – people change the environment Ex. Flatten/cut through land to build roads  Adapt – people adjust to the environment Ex. Climate affects clothing and housing  Depend – people need things from the environment Ex. Fishing, farming, hunting (c) Ms. Vice,

 Movement includes the travel of people, goods and ideas  Push factor – reason for leaving Ex. shortage of food in an area  Pull factor – reason for going to a certain place Ex. close to source of fresh water (c) Ms. Vice,

 How are places alike or different?  Formal – determined by a government (by borders) or physical features Ex. US country border, Great Salt Lake  Functional – region linked by something that happens there - economic association, common transportation or communication systems, etc. Ex. TV or radio station, school bus route riders, utility company customers, Silicon Valley  Vernacular – defined by people’s perceptions, linked to culture Ex. The South, Middle East, Latin America (c) Ms. Vice,

 M: Movement  R: Regions  HE: Human-Environment Interaction  L: Location  P: Place (c) Ms. Vice,

 There are 2 types of location:  absolute  relative (c) Ms. Vice,