Social Studies Review Part 2

Absolute Location -

• Location in relation to something or someone else

• Explains how people affect the environment and how the environment affects people

• Use latitude and longitude to find exact point (similar to GPS)

• A group of places that have common characteristics

Relative Location -

• A group of places that have common characteristics

• Use latitude and longitude to find exact point (similar to GPS)

• Explains how people affect the environment and how the environment affects people

• Location in relation to something or someone else

Region -

• A group of places that have common characteristics

• Use latitude and longitude to find exact point (similar to GPS)

• Explains how people affect the environment and how the environment affects people

• Location in relation to something or someone else

Human Environmental Interaction -

• A group of places that have common characteristics

• Use latitude and longitude to find exact point (similar to GPS)

• Explains how people affect the environment and how the environment affects people

• Location in relation to something or someone else

Movement -

• A group of places that have common characteristics

• Reasons why people immigrate “in” and emigrate “exit” from one place to another

• Explains how people affect the environment and how the environment affects people

• The physical (geographic) and human (man-made/culture) characteristics of a particular location

Place -

• A group of places that have common characteristics

• Reasons why people immigrate “in” and emigrate “exit” from one place to another

• Explains how people affect the environment and how the environment affects people

• The physical (geographic) and human (man-made/culture) characteristics of a particular location

Culture -

• The physical (geographic) qualities that reflect the culture of a particular place.

• long-standing practices, traditions, or customs that rule a group of people.

• Behavior, traditions, and beliefs of a particular group of people.

• The study of the land and people.

Culture Landscape -

• The physical (geographic) qualities that reflect the culture of a particular place.

• long-standing practices, traditions, or customs that rule a group of people.

• Behavior, traditions, and beliefs of a particular group of people.

• The study of the land and people.

Cultural Institution -

• The physical (geographic) qualities that reflect the culture of a particular place.

• long-standing practices, traditions, or customs that rule a group of people.

• Behavior, traditions, and beliefs of a particular group of people.

• The study of the land and people.

Cultural Diffusion -

• The physical (geographic) qualities that reflect the culture of a particular place.

• long-standing practices, traditions, or customs that rule a group of people.

• Behavior, traditions, and beliefs of a particular group of people.

• The spread of culture, including aspects such as clothing and food, from one group to another, typically as a result of trading.