Lesson 4

Question 1

location

Answer 1

the physical presence of a geographic place or feature on the surface of the earth

Question 2

absolute location

Answer 2

location of a place or feature as plotted on the earth’s latitude and longitude coordinate system

Question 3

relative location

Answer 3

location of a place or feature compared with the location of another place or feature

Question 4

place

Answer 4

a location where humans use and adapt to the environment to interact, build, and develop traditions

Question 5

human-environment interaction

Answer 5

direct connection between one or more humans and the biological and physical world

Question 6

movement

Answer 6

pattern of travel through geographic space by humans, animals, and physical systems

Question 7

region

Answer 7

a part of the physical world designated by humans as a set of places separate from other sets (regions) with well-defined or loosely defined borders

Question 8

formal region

Answer 8

a region with clearly defined boundaries that separate what is inside it from what is outside it

Question 9

ecological regions

Answer 9

regions defined by measurable natural features and predominant land use patterns

Question 10

functional regions

Answer 10

regions defined by particular human purposes

Question 11

perceptual regions

Answer 11

regions defined by distinct identities different from those of other, nearby regions

Question 12

vernacular regions

Answer 12

regions defined by the lifestyles, heritages, or other identifying characteristics of the humans residing there