• Why is each point on Earth unique?
• A place is a specific point on Earth distinguished by specific characterizations.
• Describing features is a essencial building block for geograpghers
• Location can be identified in 3 ways
• place names
• A toponym is the name given to places
• site is a physical character of a place
• Situation- the location of a place relative to other places
• Region- a unique area
• Most often applied at two scale
• Surrounding political states
• Constrained within one political state
• A region derives its unified character through the cultural landscape consisting of cultural religions, and physical features