Review for PARTAY: 5 Themes of Geography & Map Basics

Which geographic theme describes where something is?

• Location

• Place

• Region

• Food

Answer explanation

Location tells where an area is. Place describes an areas features that make it unique and different. Regions are areas the share common characteristics.

There are two types of locations: absolute and relative. What are three examples of absolute locations?

• 899 Thomas Mill Road

• Tractor Supply is right beside Sam's Club in Easley

• 30° N, 90° W

• Quarter mile past the Spinx

• Room 204, Dacusville Middle School

Which answer is the absolute location of our state capital?

• East of Lexington

• Centered in the state

• 34° N, 81° W

• 35° N, 83° W

Answer explanation

The first two are relative locations. They were true locations but not absolute. The last coordinates would take up to the mountains in Oconee County.

After you find a location, the physical and human characteristics of an area are what makes it unique. This is which theme?

• Absolute Location

• Region

• Instagram

• Place

Answer explanation

Location and region are just wrong. Instagram is filled with people who go to different PLACES to have fun and post. Culture is a huge aspect of PLACES theme in geography.

Place describes the features that make a site unique and distinguishable. Which city is located above and why do you know it?

• New York City - Largest city and the Statue of Liberty

• Greenville, S.C. - Falls Park

• Washington D.C. - Nations capital and monuments

• Cairo, Egypt - Egyptian architecture is dominate is the photo

Answer explanation

The obelisk or Washington Monument is Egyptian is design but the Greco-Roman design is more prevalent in most government buildings.

Sports, technology, and architecture are examples of which type of characteristics/geography?

• Location

• Human

• Physical

• Science

Answer explanation

Location is where an area is. Physical is natural characteristics like mountains or rivers. Science... just no. Sports, technology, and architecture are all human made or designed.

Which geography theme show larger areas that share a common characteristic?

• Location

• Place

• Region

• Food

Answer explanation

Region shows multiple locations and shared by a common characteristic (place trait). Example would be a desert with multiple towns, roads,

All latitude lines are based North and South off of which parallel line at 0 degrees?

• Prime Meridian

• Tropic of Cancer

• International Date Line

• Equator

Which type of line are described below?

• Runs from North Pole to South Pole
• Measures East & West
• Based on distance from the Prime Meridian

• Latitude

• Longitude

• Stretch

• Base

In the map is an area considered the "Bible Belt" because of a common religious characteristic among these states. This is an example of which geographic theme?

• Location

• Place

• Region

• Food