World Geography Section 1 Vocab
Hemisphere
half of a sphere or globe, as in earth's Northern and Southern Hemispheres
Relative Location
location in relation to other places
Movement
ongoing movement of people, goods, and ideas
Functional Region
a central point and the surrounding territory linked to it
Place
a particular space with physical and human meaning
Formal Region
a region defined by a common characteristic, such as production of product
Perceptual Region
a region defined by popular feelings and images rather than by objective data
Location
a specific place on the earth
Grid System
pattern formed as the lines of latitude and longitude cross one another
Regions
places united by specific characteristics
Ecosystem
the complex community of interdependent living things in a given environment
Absolute Location
the exact position of a place on the earth's surface
Human-Environment Interaction
the study of the interrelationship between people and their physical environment
