2. LOCATION
• An absolute location is a latitude and longitude (a global location) or
a street address (local location).
• Example:
– Florence, AL is 34o46' North latitude and 87.40' West longitude
Paris, France is 48o51' North latitude and 2.20' East longitude
Marshall Islands are 10o00' North latitude and 165o00' East longitude
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Relative locations are described by landmarks, time, direction or
distance from one place to another and may associate a particular
place with another.
• Example:
– JFK is across Kmart
– Yosemite National Park is located north of LA and east of CA
– My house is ten minutes away from JFK
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5. PLACE
• Physical characteristics include mountains,
rivers, soil, beaches, wildlife,
soil. (nature/natural)
• Places have human characteristics also. These
characteristics are derived from the ideas and
actions of people that result in changes to the
environment, such as buildings, roads, clothing,
and food habits. (man made)
Example:
• The Sahara desert is hot and dry
• Yosemite National Park has several hotels and
campgrounds to accommodate tourists
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13. HUMAN/ENVIRONMENTAL
INTERACTION
• There are three key concepts to human/environmental interaction:
– Humans adapt on the environment.
Humans modify the environment.
Humans depend to the environment.
• People depend on the Tennessee River for our water and transportation.
People modify our environment by heating and coolings buildings for
comfort. People adapt to the environment by wearing clothing that is
suitable for summer and winter; rain and shine.
• All places on Earth have advantages and disadvantages for human
settlement. One person's advantage may be another person's
disadvantage. Some like the excitement of large cities whereas others
prefer remoteness. Environment is not just trees, spotted owls, and rain
forests. Environment is a feeling. What is the environment of a big
city? Los Angeles? New York? Manila? Guam?
• How have we adapted to or changed our landscape? For example, in the
Sudan even though everything is seemingly barren, the land sustains
farmers and nomadic herders. People and animals have adapted to a hot,
dry climate.
• People who live in Sahara wrap their heads with heavy material to keep the
hot sun and sand out of their faces.
• The developer of a shopping mall bulldoze the land to level it for buildings
and parking lots
24. MOVEMENT
• The movement of people, the import and export
of goods, and mass communication have all
played major roles in shaping our world. People
everywhere interact. They travel from place to
place and they communicate. We live in a
global village and global economy.
• We interact with each other through travel, trade,
information flows (E-Mail) and political events.
• Not only do humans move but also ideas move;
Fashion? How do we depend on people in other
places? How do we move from place to place?
How do we actually get food?
25. • Movement is transportation of an object from one place
to another. Movement is responsible for the sharing and
mixing of regional goods, ideas, and beliefs.
– For example, the majority of oranges are grown in only two
states in the United States: Florida and California. However, the
rest of the country enjoys oranges year round thanks to
movement.
– Likewise, the movement of ideas permits regional beliefs to be
spread to other regions--a fashion that begins in California (like
surfers' long hair) can soon be adopted by people in all regions
of the country or even the world.
– The Puritans migrated to America to seek religious freedom
– CNN broadcast the bombing of the twin towers in New York
• The printing press helped spread ideas that encouraged
further thought, which in turn resulted in other inventions
such as the steam engine, electricity, and the gasoline
engine. We now are able to move goods, ideas, and
people very quickly and efficiently.
32. • A region is an area that displays a coherent unity in terms of
the government, language, or possibly the landform or
situation. Has unifying characteristics. Regions are human
constructs that can be mapped and analyzed.
• Examples
– The Rocky Mountains are the unifying characteristic
because they are the center of life in the area. The eastern
edge of the Rocky Mountains is a heavily populated region
– (i. e., The Rockies, the Great Lakes States).
– , TVA, United Airlines Service area or a newspaper service
area).
– The South, The Middle East).
– The wheat belt in North America has produce tremendous
amount of profit
REGION
