Unit Zero Vocabulary

A LOCATION COMPARED TO OR RELATED TO SOMETHING ELSE.

• ABSOLUTE LOCATION

• RELATIVE LOCATION

• HUMAN CHARACTERISTICS

• PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS

EXPLAINS WHAT A LOCATION IS LIKE. THERE ARE TWO TYPES - PHYSICAL & HUMAN.

• LOCATION

• PLACE

• HUMAN-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION

• MOVEMENT

• REGION

HUMANS UTILIZE WHAT THE ENVIRONMENT PROVIDES.

• RELY

• ADAPT

• MODIFY

EXPLAINS HOW & WHY PLACES ARE SIMILAR. AN AREA WITH UNIFYING CHARACTERISTICS (CLIMATE, PEOPLE, PHYSICAL FEATURES).

• LOCATION

• PLACE

• HUMAN-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION

• MOVEMENT

• REGION

AN EXACT LOCATION THAT USES LATITUDE & LONGITUDE, OR COORDINATES.

• ABSOLUTE LOCATION

• RELATIVE LOCATION

• HUMAN CHARACTERISTICS

• PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS

EXPLAINS HOW THE TRANSPORTATION OF PEOPLE, GOODS, & IDEAS IMPACT LOCATIONS AROUND THE WORLD.

• LOCATION

• PLACE

• HUMAN-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION

• MOVEMENT

• REGION

CHANGING THE ENVIRONMENT TO MAKE LIFE EASIER FOR HUMANS.

• RELY

• ADAPT

• MODIFY

THE IMPACT PEOPLE HAVE ON A PLACE (LANGUAGE, RELIGION, ETHNICITY).

• ABSOLUTE LOCATION

• RELATIVE LOCATION

• HUMAN CHARACTERISTICS

• PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS

EXPLAINS WHERE A PLACE IS. THERE ARE TWO TYPES - ABSOLUTE & RELATIVE.

• LOCATION

• PLACE

• HUMAN-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION

• MOVEMENT

• REGION

DESCRIBE WHAT THE ENVIRONMENT IS LIKE IN A PLACE (RIVERS, MOUNTAINS, CLIMATE, WILDLIFE).

• ABSOLUTE LOCATION

• RELATIVE LOCATION

• HUMAN CHARACTERISTICS

• PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS