Geography words 1 st quiz

The changes humans make to their environment and how humans adapt to the environment

• Region

• Human Environment Interaction

• Location

• Movement

The study of the Earth's surface, the organisms that populate it, and their interaction with the environment.

• Place

• Geography

• Absolute Location

• Adapt, Notify, Depend

An area that is defined by a unifying physical or human characteristic. Examples: Midwest or The Rocky Mountain Region

• Movement

• Region

• Place

• Location

The specific human and physical features of a location. Example: There are many oil fields in the Middle East (human) and the Middle East is made up of mostly desert (desert).

• Absolute location

• Location

• Place

• Region

The exact location of a place on the earth described by global coordinates (longitude/latitude) or address of the place.

• Location

• Place

• Absolute Location

• Region

The location of a place in relation or compared to other locations.

• Place

• Location

• Absolute location

• Relative Location

The area surrounding a location including the water, land, climate, plant-life, animal-life, and people.

• Region

• Environment

• Place

• Relative location

The way people, products, information and ideas move from place to place.

• Movement

• Place

• Region

• Location

Landforms (mountains, plains, etc.), bodies of water (oceans, lakes, bays, etc.), ecosystems (soil, plants, animals, and climate)

• Place

• Physical Characteristics

• Human Characteristics

• Characteristics

Bridges, roads, buildings, culture, languages, beliefs.

All places have features that distinguish them from other places.

• Human Characteristics

• Physical characteristics

• Place

• Location