1. Location2. Place3. Human Environment

Interaction4. Movement5. Region

LOCATIONWhere is it located?

Absolute Location:Is the exact spot on Earth.

Relative Location:Is the position of a place in

relation to other places.

LOCATIONWhere is it located?

Absolute Location: Relative Location:

PlaceDescribes a location’s place by physical and human features.

What does this place look like?

Physical featuresinclude climate,

vegetation, landforms, bodies of water and

wildlife.

Human featuresinclude language, religion,

culture and customs, politics and government, skin tone, facial features, music, food, architecture

and landmarks.

PlaceDescribes a location’s place by physical and human features.

What does this place look like?

Physical featuresinclude climate,

vegetation, landforms, bodies of water and

wildlife.

Human featuresinclude language, religion,

culture and customs, politics and government, skin tone, facial features, music, food, architecture

and landmarks.

REGIONis a group of places that share a common physical or

human characteristic or feature.

Common Physical FeaturesThe Great Lakes Region is a large area in the U.S. that shares common physical features.

Common Human FeaturesChinatown in NYC is unified

by a common human feature. It is culture!

REGIONis a group of places that share a common physical or

human characteristic or feature.

Common Physical Features

Common Human Features

Human Environment Interactionfocuses on the relationship between people and their environment.

Indonesia Rice Fields Logging in the Amazon

How do people affect the environment AND how the environment affects people.

Human Environment Interactionfocuses on the relationship between people and their environment.

How do people affect the environment AND how the environment affects people.

MovementHow and why do people, goods and ideas move from

place to place?Migration, commuting to work and school

and traveling on vacation are human

movement.

Trade , importing and exporting of products, food and raw materials are movement of goods

Cell phones, internet, newspaper, books, television, fax and radio are howideas are “moved” or communicated around the world.

MovementHow and why do people, goods and ideas move from

place to place?