 Absolute location-The exact location of a place measured by it’s longitude and latitude  Relative location-describes a place with respect to its environment and its connection to other places.

 Longitude-Measured east or west of the Prime Meridian line in Greenwich, England. Lines run up and down around the globe  Latitude-Lines of measurement that measure north and south of the Equator. Lines run sideways across the globe

 Not exact location of a place  Related to another place  The United States is on Earth  Colorado is in the United States  Longmont is in Colorado  St. John’s is in Longmont

 Easy to use directions  Longmont is North of Denver  Kansas is East of Colorado

 1. What is the relative location of Longmont from Boulder?  2. What is the relative location of Fort Collins from Longmont?  3. What is the relative location of Estes Park from Fort Collins?  4. What is the relative location of Breckenridge from Estes Park?  5. What is the relative location of Colorado Springs from Breckenridge?  6. You are now in Colorado Springs, what direction do you need to travel to get back home?

 Describes the human and physical characteristics of a location.  Mountains, rivers, lakes, coasts, hills, beaches  Plant and animal life.

 Human characteristics include the human- designed cultural features of a place  Culture is passed down for generations

 In a five to seven sentence paragraph write a detailed description of a “place” you have lived or visited.

 How humans adapt to and modify the environment.  Humans shape the landscape through their interaction with the land.  This interaction can have positive and negative effects.

 Ideas, fads, goods, resources, and communication all travel distances.  Movement studies spread and migration across the planet.  How culture, foods, goods become popular in different areas from where they originated.

 Divides the world into manageable units for geographic study  Have some sort of characteristic that unifies the area  3 types of regions: Formal, functional, or vernacular

 Are designated by official boundaries, such as cities, states, counties, and countries

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 Defined by their connections  Similarities  A central place and the surrounding places affected by it

 Is place where people believes exists as part of their cultural identity.  Perceive, or see, the characteristics of the region in the same way  Human feelings and attitudes about areas  These are very subjective, meaning that they are based more on opinions than facts