1: LocationWhere are things located?
A location can be specific (for example, it can be stated as coordinates of longitude and latitude or as a distance from another place) or general (it's in the Northeast).
• A. Absolute Location: Where something is exactly…absolutely… address…coordinates with latitude and longitude.
• B. Relative Location: where something is in relationship to somewhere else. Next to…across the street from…
Absolute Location:
Sendai is located at 38°5’53”N Latitude, 140°52’ 22”E Longitude
Latitude measures north and south of the Equator.
Longitude measures east and west of the
Equator.
Latitude measures north and south of the Equator.
Longitude measures east and west of the Prime
Meridian.
For the Eastside Word Wall:
Equator: A line of latitude that divides the world into the Northern and Southern hemispheres.
Prime Meridian: A line of longitude that divides the world into the Eastern and Western hemispheres.
Relative Location:…is the place where something is
in comparison to something else.
‡ A good example of relative location is if you were to give directions to somebody and you used terms such as "it is across the street from the Middle School" or "it is to the left of the Post Office.“
…can also be on a larger scale.
‡ A good example would be saying that Lake Michigan is between Illinois and Michigan.
2: PlaceWhat makes one location
different from other locations?
Differences might be defined in terms of climate, physical features, or the people who live there and their traditions.
3: MovementWhat are the patterns of
movement of people, products, and information?
A study of movement includes learning about major modes of transportation used by people, an area's major exports and imports, and ways in which people communicate (move ideas).
4: RegionHow can Earth be divided into
regions for study? Regions can be defined by a
number of characteristics including area, language, political divisions, religions, and vegetation (for example, grassland, marshland, desert, rain forest).
5: Human-Environmental
InteractionHuman-environmental interactions
involve the different ways people depend on, adapt to, or change their environments.
What are the relationships among people and places? How have people changed the environment to better suit their needs?
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Can you think of another theme of geography that fits this picture?