| A | B |
|---|
| absolute location | position on a globe using latitude and longitude |
| relative location | where a place is in relation to other places |
| Place | has physical and human characteristics |
| Physical Characteristics | landforms, climate and vegetation |
| Human Characteristics | how people live and work; their language, culture, and beliefs |
| Human-Environment Interaction | intentional and accidental changes to the environment |
| movement | the movement of people, goods and ideas |
| region | a group of places with at least one common characteristic |
| Formal Region | state, country, city |
| Functional Region | one central place and the surrounding places affected by it |
| Equator | imaginary line that circles the globe halfway between the North and South poles |
| Prime Meridian | imaginary line which runs north and south between the poles at 0' longitude |
