1. Location (Where is it?) 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

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

3. Examples of Absolute Location
Street address: The White House is located at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.
Use Latitude and Longitude: Miami is 25 degrees N and 30 degrees W

4. Place
A place is described by its physical and/or human characteristics (What is it like?)
physical - features including landforms, climate, and vegetation
human - people who live there and their culture: People from New York speak with a Northern accent.

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

6. Movement (How does information get moved around?)
As people, goods, and ideas move from place to place, they can change a places characteristics
ex. – Internet, Trains, Boats, Cars, Walking, etc.

7. Regions (How is it like other places?)
Set of places that have similar features
ex - Chinatown is a region of San Francisco
ex – The Southeast region of the US loves college football.

8. How can I remember this? Just as MR. HELP!
M=Movement
R=Region
H=Human
E=Environment Interaction
L=Location
P=Place