Study Guide: Checkpoint 1

What is Absolute Location?

• The exact spot where something is found.

• Describing what is near.

• A type of human-made feature.

• A type of physical feature.

What does Relative Location explain?

• The exact spot where something is found.

• Describing what is near.

• A type of human-made feature.

• A type of physical feature.

What are examples of physical features?

• Buildings and roads

• Mountains, rivers, and climate

• Culture and language

• Political boundaries

What are examples of human-made features?

• Mountains and rivers

• Climate and soil

• Buildings, roads, and culture

• Oceans and streams

What does Human-Environment Interaction study?

• How people adapt to weather

• How people affect their environment and vice versa

• How goods move from place to place

• How regions are defined

What is an example of adaptation in Human-Environment Interaction?

• Building homes that withstand cold temperatures

• Clearing a forest for a city

• Trading goods between countries

• Defining political boundaries

What is an example of modification in Human-Environment Interaction?

• Building homes that withstand cold temperatures

• Clearing a forest for a city

• Trading goods between countries

• Defining political boundaries

What does Movement explain?

• How people adapt to weather

• How people affect their environment

• How people, goods, and ideas move from place to place

• How regions are defined

What defines a Physical Region?

• Language and culture

• Political and economic agreements

• Dry, sandy environment

• Movement of goods

What defines a Cultural Region?

• Language and culture

• Political and economic agreements

• Dry, sandy environment

• Movement of goods