| Vocabulary Word |
Definition |
| location | a specific place on the earth |
| absolute location | the exact spot at which a place is found on the globe |
| hemisphere | half of a sphere or globe |
| grid system | a pattern formed by lines of latitude and longitude crossing one another |
| relative location | the location of a place in relation to another place |
| place | a particular space with physical and human meaning |
| region | area united by specific characteristics |
| formal region | region defined by a common characteristic, such as a product produced there |
| functional region | a central place and the surrounding area linked to it, for example, by a highway system |
| perceptual region | region defined by popular feelings and images rather than by objective data |
| ecosystem | community of plants and animals that depend on one another for survival |
| movement | the flow of people, goods, and ideas from one place to another |
| human-environment interation | relationship between people and their physical environment |
