Week 2 Geography Studies Weekly 5 Themes of Geography

1. What are four words we can use to describe something's relative location?

• close, near, above, below

• over, on, nearby, distantly

• under, on, next to, near

• far, under, on, in

2. What is the exact location of something called?

• relative location

• specific location

• far location

• absolute location

3. What is a tool we can use to show a place's absolute location?

• small grid

• ruler

• coordinate grid

• yard stick

4. What do we call the horizontal lines that run east and west around the Earth?

• latitude

• longitude

• equator

• prime meridain

5. What is the imaginary horizontal line that runs around the middle of the world called?

• equator

• prime meridian

• longitude

• latitude

6. What are the two halves of the Earth separated by the equator called?

• hemispheres and lines

• equator and poles

• northern hemisphere and southern hemisphere

• north and south

7. What are the 5 themes of geography called?

• environment, movement, tradition, place, family

• location, place, human environment, movement, region

• place, movement, location, region

• region, location, destination, family, sports

8. What are the characteristics of a place called?

• decoration

• biome

• climate

• environment

9. What is the line on a map from the north pole to the south pole called?

• equator

• prime meridian

• vertical

• parallel

10. This tells us where something in relation to something else?

• location

• half a sphere

• absolute location

• relative location