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Location
AP Human Geography
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Location – one of the 5 themes of
geography
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Underlies almost all geographic work establish the
context within which events and processes are situated.
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Location Theory
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Why are villages, towns, cities spaced the way they are?
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How do you determine the best location for a Super Target or
wildlife refuge?
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Can even make predictions.
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Absolute vs. Relative
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Absolute location – Use latitude and longitude for a
precise plotting of the earth GPS.
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Relative location – describes location in relation to
other places.
 South of Las Vegas
 Behind the Super Target
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Mental Maps
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Places we gave been or merely heard of
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Men and women use different languages for directions
 Path vs. Landmark
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Activity Spaces
 Places
we routinely travel in our daily activity.
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our mental map to engage automatically.