1. Place
A place is described by its physical and/or human characteristics
physical - features including landforms, climate, and vegetation
human - people who live there, political system, customs, economy, etc.

2. Regions Set of places that have similar attributes
ex - Chinatown is a region of San Francisco
ex - California is in the Western United States

3. Human-Environmental Interaction
How do people use their environment?
How have they changed it?
How have people responded to these changes

4. Location Includes ABSOLUTE and RELATIVE location
Absolute location is a places point on a globe or map
Relative location is the places location compared to another place

5. Examples Of Relative Location
Atwater is 30 miles from Modesto
The United States is East of Japan
Mississippi is in the Southern United States

6. How does absolute location work?
Imaginary lines of latitude run parallel to the equator on a globe or map
Imaginary lines of longitude run north and south between the two poles

7. More on longitude and latitude
The equator is at 0º, while the poles are 90° north (N) and south (S)
Lines of longitude are widest at the equator and come together at the poles

8. Movement
As people, goods, and ideas move from place to place, they can change a places characteristics
ex. - if communists invaded an overtook The United States, our countries geography would change