Five Themes of Geography

A description of Canada as "north of the United States" is an example of which location?

• absolute

• relative

40 ° North and 55 ° West is an example of which theme?

• Place

• Location

• Movement

• Region

• Human-Environment Interaction

How we adapt to nature around us is part of

• Place

• Movement

• Location

• Region

• Human-Environment Interaction

When you describe to someone what your community is like, you are referring to which theme of geography?

• Place

• Movement

• Location

• Region

• Human-Environment Interaction

What does relative location tell you?

• a place's exact position on Earth
• a place's position in relation to other people and places
• how a place is similar to other places
• why people moved to a certain place

Which of the following is a human characteristic of a place?

• climate
• language
• landforms
• vegetation

Which theme of geography studies how and why places are similar to other places?

• human-environment interaction
• location
• place
• region

Latitude and longitude

• human-environment interaction
• location
• place
• region

Which of the following is an example of modifying the environment?

• constructing highways
• describing the absolute location
• farmers waiting for a flood
• wearing heavy coats in winter

Plastic products are made in the US and then shipped around the globe. What is the theme?

• location
• movement
• place 
• region