2. o Location o Place o Human/Environment Interaction o Movement o Region

3. Location Where is a place located? What are the coordinates? What is the address? What is it near?

4. Absolute Location The “exact” location of a place… (can be coordinates or address.) Relative Location The location of a place in relation to something else… Examples: north of New Orleans next door to McDonalds

5. Place What is the place like? What are the physical characteristics of the place?

6. Human/Environment Interaction How have people changed this place?

7. Movement How do people, goods, and ideas move around?

8. Region What is special about this place?

9. The Acropolis Location: Absolute: 38N, 24E Relative: in the south of Greece Place: on a flat, rocky hill Human Interaction Movement Region on the Acropolis are people climbed surrounded ruins of ancient up the Acropolis by mountains Temples to worship gods

10. Now you try… Location Place Human Movement Region Interaction