unit 1: basics Flashcards
absolute location
mathematical
relative location
relationships and landmarks
place
characteristics that make a location unique
physical characteristics
nature- sense of place
human characteristics
culture, buildings farms
places have meaning
important people/ groups
language if the name
places can change
culture changes, physical change
places are interrelated
USA and Mexico
distance decay
the greater the distance the less interaction
topinyms
names reflect the culture and heritage
Places are commonly named after …
older places, important people, physical characteristics, history
regions
vary in size and scale
uniform region
set boundaries, similarities
functional region
movement around a hub
perceptional region
based on people’s ideas
movement
travel of people goods and ideas
time-space compression
movement has become faster and more frequently
human-environment reactions
how humans interact, change and adapt to environment
intentional change
change on purpose
unintentional change
unforeseen consequences of change
structural land forms
uplifting forces created by heat for the mantle
erosion landforms
weathering- physical decomposition
erosion- wind water ice
de positional land forms
eroded material piles up
weather
day to day conditions of earth
climate
long term average
factors or weather and climate
tilt, latitude, wind, water, elevation
location
spot on the earth
