2. Geography 101 Mr. Foster CCMS Social Studies Mr. Foster CCMS Social Studies

3. Absolute Location / Absolute Location- A Given location by using longitude and latitude coordinates / Example- Where is Boston? Approximately 42° north latitude and 71° west longitude. / Absolute Location- A Given location by using longitude and latitude coordinates / Example- Where is Boston? Approximately 42° north latitude and 71° west longitude.

4. Relative Location / Relative Location - describes where a certain area is in relation to another area. / Example- Where is Boston? / On the east coast of the United States. / Relative Location - describes where a certain area is in relation to another area. / Example- Where is Boston? / On the east coast of the United States.

5. Place, “What is Los Angeles like?” / Place - Physical and human factors that make one area different from another. / Can you think of any physical or human factors for the Los Angeles? / Place - Physical and human factors that make one area different from another. / Can you think of any physical or human factors for the Los Angeles?

6. Regions, dividing the world so we can compare places / Region - a large area that has certain shared characteristics that set it apart or make it unique.

7. Movement / Movement - the shifting of people, goods, and ideas from one place to another.

8. Human-Environment Interaction / Human-Environment Interaction - when humans adapt their environment.

9. Longitude Lines / Longitude lines - are lines that run north and south around the globe and are known as meridians.

10. Latitude Lines / Latitude Lines - lines that run east to west around the globe and are known as parallels.