Place: A unique Location

Bell Ringer

Fill in person 2 on a partners travel around the world w.s.

Location

The position that something occupies on the Earth’s surface

Location can be described in 5 ways

1. Place Name

Toponym: name give to a place on earth

Longest name of a place: Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg

2. Absolute Location

Exact location such as an address or Latitude/longitude coordinates

3. Situation (relative location)

Location of a place relative to other locations

Physical characteristics of a place

Climate, water, topography, soil, vegetation, elevation

4. Site

Human Characteristics

Characteristics about the people

Language, culture, population, tourism, economy, religion, government etc.

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