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LOCATION:Absolute Location
– exact spot on the earth’s surface
– most common absolute location is your street address
LOCATION:• Absolute Location can also
be determined by using latitude and longitude coordinates:
• Savannah is located at 32.05N 81.05W
LOCATION:
• Latitude – measures degrees of distance north and south of the equator
• lines of latitude are also called parallels
LOCATION• Longitude – measures degrees of
distance east and west of the Prime Meridian, which is located in Greenwich, England
• Lines of longitude are also known as meridians
LOCATION:• Relative Location – the location of one
place in relation to another place • Based upon the cardinal (main) and
intermediate (in between) directions on a compass
• Georgia is north of Florida• Rincon is northwest of
Savannah
Place• Physical and human characteristics
of places (how a place is “known”)
• Savannah is characterized by River Street, moss-covered live oak trees, the squares, the beach.
• China is known for its Great Wall.
Region• An area of the earth that has
shared characteristics that make it different from other areas of the earth
• Includes language / dialect and foods
Region• Geographic Regions: In the
U.S. – North, South, East, West, Midwest, Deep South, Southwest, Pacific Coast, Sunbelt etc.
Region• Political Regions: nation,
state, county, city
• must have legal boundaries and its own government
Region»Population Regions:
• Urban (city w/2500+ people)• Rural (community w/less than 2500 residents)• Suburban (heavy populated area near a city)• Metropolitan (MSA) (central city w/50,000+
residents or an area with a total population of at least 100,000 with an urbanized area w/50,000)
MOVEMENT:• The shifting of people, goods
and ideas from one place to another
• During the 1970’s there was a massive migration of people from the northeast to the Sunbelt.
HUMAN-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION:
• The ways people interact with their environment
• Includes dam building, logging, beach combing, preparing for hurricanes, etc.
Points to Ponder:• What is the absolute location of EMS?• What is Georgia’s relative location compared to her 5
bordering states?• Georgia is located in what geographic regions of the United
States• What are the four political regions in which you live?• What example of movement have we experienced in our
area?• How have you interacted with the environment in the past
month?
Points to Ponder:• What is the absolute location of EMS?
– 110 Ebenezer Road, Rincon, GA
• What is Georgia’s relative location compared to her 5 bordering states?– North of Florida– South of SC– East of Alabama
• Georgia is located in what geographic regions of the United States– South – Sunbelt
• What are the four political regions in which you live?– United States– Georgia– Effingham County– Rincon
• What example of movement have we experienced in our area?– People from Chatham County moving to south Eff. Area– Influx due to GA Pacific and other industry
• How have you interacted with the environment in the past month?– Gathering sea shells– Building a house– Cutting grass
Unit 01 Vocabulary1. Absolute Location
2. Relative Location
3. Traditional Economy
4. Command Economy
5. Market Economy
6. Mixed Economy
7. Trade barrier
8. Tariff
9. Quota
10.Embargo
11.Trade
12.Currency
13.Specialization
14. Gross Domestic Product
15. Capital
16. Entrepreneur
17. Unitary
18. Confederation
19. Federal
20. Autocratic
21. Oligarchic
22. Democratic
23. Presidential
24. Parliamentary
25. Citizen
26. Continuum of Economies
Unit 01 Vocabulary1. Absolute Location
2. Relative Location
3. Traditional Economy
4. Command Economy
5. Market Economy
6. Mixed Economy
7. Trade barrier
8. Tariff
9. Quota
10.Embargo
11.Trade
12.Currency
13.Specialization
14. Gross Domestic Product
15. Capital
16. Entrepreneur
17. Unitary
18. Confederation
19. Federal
20. Autocratic
21. Oligarchic
22. Democratic
23. Presidential
24. Parliamentary
25. Citizen
26. Continuum of Economies