Geography, The study of places and the relationships between people and their environments, Spatial Thinking, Thinking about where places are located and why they are there., Geographic Pattern, A similarity or repeated arrangement of features or behaviors across different places., Location, The position of a place on Earth (where something is)., Physical Features, Natural features of the Earth such as mountains, rivers, and oceans., Place, The physical and human characteristics of a location., Region, An area with shared characteristics (physical, cultural, or political)., Movement, The way people, goods, and ideas travel from one place to another., Human Environment Interaction, How people adapt to, depend on, and change the environment., Physical Characteristics, Natural features such as climate, landforms, and vegetation, Human Characteristics, Features created by people such as language, culture, and cities, Climate, The long-term weather patterns of a region, Landforms, Natural features of Earth’s surface such as mountains, plains, and deserts, Scale, Shows the distance between places on a map, Map, A flat representation of Earth’s surface, Legend, Explains symbols used on a map, Compass Rose, Shows directions (north, south, east, west), Lines of Latitude & Longitude, Lines used to locate exact positions on Earth. Latitude = N/S // Longitude = E/W, Small- Scale Map, map that shows a large area with less detail, Political Map, A map that shows human - created features such as countries, states, cities, and borders, Physical Map, A map that shows natural features such as mountains, rivers, and elevation, Map Projection, A way of representing Earth’s curved surface on a flat map

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