LOCATION

"Where are we?" is the question that the theme Location answers. Location may be absolute or it may be relative.

Relative locations are described by landmarks, direction and distance. For example, John is sitting to the left of Ann or Phoenix is east of Los Angeles These locations may change depending on where you are. If you are in San Diego instead of Phoenix, Los Angeles will be North of you.

Absolute location is a location where something is that does not ever change. For example, an absolute location is a street address. Your street address here in Arizona doesn’t change whether you are currently in Equador or Paris. It always stays the same. The latitude and longitude of our school won’t change either. Those are both examples of absolute location.

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PLACE

What kind of place is it? What do you think of when you imagine China? Japan? California? The answer to these questions tells you PLACE. It is what a certain location is like.

Places have both human and physical characteristics. Physical characteristics include mountains, rivers, soil, beaches, wildlife, soil. Places have human characteristics also. These characteristics come from the ideas and actions of people that result in changes to the environment, such as buildings, roads, clothing, and food habits.

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REGION

A region is the basic unit of study in geography. A region is an area that has similarities, such as government, language, food, music, and traditions. Humans decide what makes up a region. Arizona is in the Southwestern region of the United States. What do you think of when you think of the southwest? What do you think New Yorkers think of us cowboys? 

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MOVEMENT

Movement is shifting of people, goods, and ideas from one place to another. The movement of people around the world, trading of goods, and long distance communication have all played major roles in shaping our world. People everywhere interact. They travel from place to place and they communicate using airplanes, trains, cell phones, and the internet. Also, not only do humans move but also ideas move; fashions move; fads move. In this way, people interact with each other through movement and share ideas and resources.

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HUMAN-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION

Human-environment interaction refers to ways people interact with their environment, such as building a dam, cutting down a tree, or even sitting in the sun. There are three parts of human-environment interaction:

Humans adapt to the environment. For example, people adapt to the environment by wearing clothing that is suitable for summer and winter; rain and shine.

Humans modify the environment. People modify our environment by heating and coolings buildings for comfort and building roads to make transportation easier.

Humans depend to the environment.People depend on rivers for our water and transportation. People depend on fields to grow food.

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NAME______PERIOD ______SS 1.6THE GEOGRAPHY of YOU!

LOCATIONWhere do you live? / PLACEWhat are map features of the place you live? / REGIONHow does region affect your lifestyle and culture?
The absolute location of my house is:
The relative location of my house is:
(use directions like North and South of a certain place, or landmarks like McDonalds and Iverson Mall)? / Thephysical characteristics of my town are:
Thehuman characteristicsof my town are: / Arizona is in the Southwest region. What are the characteristics of this region?
Foods eaten:
Types of music:
Languages spoken:
Traditions:
MOVEMENT How have you traveled?
Why did you travel? / HUMAN-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION How does the environment influence what you do? How do you negatively influence the environment? / PICTURE (do last and only if time allows)
I travel from place to place by:
An idea, fashion, or fad I have seen spread is:
The reason I travel is: (to find food? Trade with people far away? ) / I adapt to the environment by:
I change the environment by:
I depend on the environment because:

NAME ______PERIOD:______DATE______

A. Location

Exceeds / Meets + / Meets / Meets - / Approaches / Falls Far Below
The student correctly displayed and explained the geography theme of both Absolute and Relative Location / The student correctly displayed and explained the geography theme of both Absolute and Relative location with only one error / The student correctly displayed and explained the geography theme of both Absolute and Relative location with only two errors / The student correctly displayed and explained the geography theme of both Absolute and Relative location with only three errors. / The student displayed the geography theme of both Absolute and Relative location with four or more errors / The student only displayed one type of location (Absolute or Relative), or did not display either.

B. Place

Exceeds / Meets + / Meets / Meets - / Approaches / Falls Far Below
The student correctly displayed and explained the Geography theme of Place with no errors. / The student correctly displayed and explained the Geography theme of Place with only one error / The student correctly displayed and explained the Geography theme of Place with only two errors / The student correctly displayed and explained the Geography theme of place with only three errors / The student displayed and explained the Geography theme of Place with four or more errors / The student failed to display and/or explain the Geography theme of Place.

C. Human-Environment Interaction

Exceeds / Meets + / Meets / Meets - / Approaches / Falls Far Below
The student correctly displayed and explained the Geography theme of H-EI with no errors / The student correctly displayed and explained the Geography theme of H-EI with only one error / The student correctly displayed and explained the Geography theme of H-EI with only two errors / The student correctly displayed and explained the Geography theme of H-EI with only three errors / The student displayed the Geography theme of H-EI with four or more errors / The student failed to display and/or explain the Geography theme of H-EI

D. Region

Exceeds / Meets + / Meets / Meets - / Approaches / Falls Far Below
The student correctly displayed and explained the Geography theme of Region with no errors / The student correctly displayed and explained the Geography theme of Region with only one error / The student correctly displayed and explained the Geography theme of Region with only two errors / The student correctly displayed and explained the Geography theme of Region with only three errors / The student displayed the Geography theme of Region with four or more errors / The student failed to display and/or explain the Geography theme of Region.

E. Movement

Exceeds / Meets + / Meets / Meets - / Approaches / Falls Far Below
The student correctly displayed and explained the Geography theme of Movement with no errors / The student correctly displayed and explained the Geography theme of Movement with only one error / The student correctly displayed and explained the Geography theme of Movement with only two errors / The student correctly displayed and explained the Geography theme of Movement with only three errors / The student displayed the Geography theme of Movement with four or more errors / The student failed to display and/or explain the Geography theme of Movement.