LOCATION Definition Finding where a place is Absolute

LOCATION Definition: Finding where a place is • Absolute Location – latitude and longitude coordinates – Paris France is 48 o North Latitude and 2 o East Longitude. – or a street address – The White House is located at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. • Relative Location – Described by landmarks, time, direction or distance from one place to another. – New York is about 90 miles northeast of Philadelphia – Gateway Shopping Center is a few blocks west of VFMS

PLACE Definition: A place on Earth that can be recognized as separate or different from other places on Earth. Each place is a unique combination of: • Physical Characteristics • Human/Cultural Characteristics

Physical Characteristics • Specific to THAT place. – The way a place looks. • Created by nature. – – – Land Features Mountains, Plains and Plateaus Rivers, Lakes, Seas Climate Vegetation

Physical Characteristics • Examples: – The Grand Canyon in Arizona – Andes Mountains in South America.

Physical Characteristics • Examples: – Amazon River flows through Brazil. – Niagara Falls New York State and Ontario

Venice

Human/Cultural Characteristics • Specific to THAT place. • Man-made or invented. – Language – Unique buildings – Religious Practices – Celebrations/traditions/holidays

Human/Cultural Characteristics Examples: – The Empire State Building in New York, City – Independence Hall in Philadelphia

Human/Cultural Characteristics Examples: – Eiffel Tower in Paris – Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia

Human/Cultural Characteristics Examples: – Mayan ruins are located in Mexico. – Stonehenge in England

Human/Cultural Characteristics Examples: – Mummers Parade in Philadelphia – Mardi Gras in New Orleans

Human/Cultural Characteristics Examples: Running of the Bulls in Pamplona, Spain

Human/Cultural Characteristics Language – Portuguese is the official language of Brazil. Religion – Many Mexicans are Catholic.

Guess These Places • • golden arches, hamburgers, chicken nuggets Golden Gate Bridge, 49 ers, Alcatraz. Lincoln Financial Field, white lines marked with numbers, cheerleaders, screaming people. Broadway, Lincoln Tunnel, streets crowded with people

VFMS • Think of 2 physical and 2 human characteristics that describe this school

ASSIGNMENT • Take out a piece of paper and fold it in half • Think of a place that you have been: a city, country, museum, Valley Forge Park, the mall…. • Write down 3 Physical and 3 Human/Cultural characteristics about this place • Don’t write down or tell anyone what the place is.