Place has distinct physical and human characteristics that make it unique. Physically, places have landforms, climates, and natural features defined by their latitude. Culturally, places have characteristics like language, religion, and population created by humans. The document discusses the three main climate regions - tropical, temperate, and polar - and how factors like sunlight, water, and wind affect each. It also distinguishes between location, which is coordinates, and place, which describes the physical and cultural attributes of an area.

1. Essential Element # 2: Place What is it like?

2. Place: What is it like?

3. Place: What is it like?

4. Place: Each PLACE on Earth has it own: DISTINCT CHARACTERISTICS Two types: Human Or Physical (something that makes it different than any other place in the world)

5. Place: Physical Features: The Earth is covered in 30 % land All landforms are described by their elevation Elevation is the height above sea level

6. Element #2: Places and Regions Use p. GH15-16 in the Journey Across Time books to help label some common landforms. 6

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8. Place: Physical Features: Another physical feature is also an areas climate. There are 3 major climate regions. Tropical (Red) Temperate (Mid-Latitude) (Green) Polar (Blue)

9. Place: All climate regions are affected by: 1. Sun 2. Water 3. Wind

10. Human Characteristics Also called… Cultural characteristics Is… The human imprint on the physical environment Includes… People and the plants they grow the animals they care for (pets) the structures they build 10

11. Human/Cultural Characteristics Things that people create/do/make Includes language religion political systems economic systems population distribution quality of life 11

12. Tropical: (Red) Everything between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn

13. Tropical: (Red) Hottest Most direct sunlight Temperature changes little throughout the season thelowest temperature is 65degrees F (hot year round) It isvery humid (lots of moisturein the air)

15. Temperate (Mid-Latitude): Between the Tropics and the Arctic Circle and the Antarctic Circle

16. Temperate (Mid-latitude): Moderate temperature with distinct seasons Cold in the winter Warm in the summer WHERE WE LIVE!!

17. Temperate:

18. Polar: Everything North of the Arctic Circle & Everything South of the Antarctic Circle

19. Polar: No sunlight during part of the year No darkness during part of the year Very cold Few people live here

21. ???????????????????????????????? What is the difference between Location & Place?

22. What is the difference between Location & Place? Location: 5* S , 68 * W

23. What is the difference between Location & Place? Place: Describe

24. Place & Music Place and Music a great combination

25. Theme # 3: Region What does it have in common?

26. Is Tamanend in the Milkyway Galaxy? YES!!!

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39. Big Smallest

40. Region: A region describes: Areas that have something in common Regions can be: BIG or small

41. Region: As you can see. . . One area may be in SEVERAL REGIONS depending on the CHARACTERISTICS that define the region. Example: City, State, Country, Continent

43. Dear Gary, Wow, Bikini Bottom is a really neat place! For a little getaway in the Atlantic Ocean, it has some of the nicest beaches and most picturesque landscapes. The sheltered harbors and sweeping sounds serve as a natural refuge for tropical fish and the playful bottlenose dolphins. Culturally, Bikini Bottom is home to people of British and Caribbean descent who call this island home. The sounds of steel drums that people play can be heard filling the city streets at night as can the smell of delectable spices from the local restaurants with their chatty waitresses. It is truly a place like no other. Be sure to tell Patrick and Sandy I said hello. See you soon! Sincerely, S. Squarepants Gary 1234 Pineapple Rd Under The Sea, PA 16802