What are the two characteristics of a place

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A Quick Review

• What are the two characteristics of a place?
• Physical and Human
• Identify the following characteristics as
  Physical or Human (next slide)

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A Quick Quiz

• IL. River
• Speaks French
• Works at CAT
• Trees
• Basketball Hoop
• Hinduism

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Todays Themes Are...

• Human-Environment Interaction
• Movement

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Human-Environment Interaction

• How People Their Environment Affect Each Other
• Human Changes (Good/Bad)
• Ex Irrigate, Cut Forest, Technology

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Movement

• How People, Goods, Ideas Move From Place to
  Place
• Movement is due to people and resources being
  scattered about the world
• Ex Freedom, Food, Technology, Roads

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Region

• An Area In The World That Has Similar Features
• They Can Be Physical, Human, or Cultural
• EX Midwest, Coastal Region, Bible Belt

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Pekin and Region

• Pekin is in the MIDWEST
• Midwest Hot Summers, Flat Land, and Farming
• What are other regions do you know?