5 Themes of Geography

The study of places and the relationships between people and their environments is the definition of:

• Geographer

• Theme

• Geography

• Environment

What is an example of a way that humans affect/change the environment?

• Farming

• Drilling

• None of the above

• Both A and B

What is NOT an example of how humans adapted to their environment?

• Building shelters out of cedar trees

• Built dams

• Made capes from tree bark

• Hunted animals like beavers, deer and elk

What are the two ways to determine a location of a place?

• Absolute and relative location

• Latitude and longitude

• Finding the location on a map

• None of the above

Which is an example of exact location?

• The Roosevelt Field Mall is located in Carle Place, New York

• Times Square is located in Manhattan, NY

• New York is located at 40.7128° N, 74.0060° W

• New Jersey is located across the Hudson River from New York City

How does someone determine place?

• By it’s human and physical characteristics

• By neither its human or physical characteristics

• Physical characteristics ONLY

• Human characteristics ONLY

What is NOT a physical characteristic of a place?

• Mountains

• Culture

• Climate

• Animals

Examples of technology include but not limited to

• Ipads

• Dams

• Wheels

• All of the above

The way people adapt and modify the environment is which theme of geography?

• Location

• Place

• Movement

• Human Environment Interaction

• Region

What is NOT a way that humans modified their environment?

• Building dams

• Building a road through a mountain

• Constructing aqueducts

• Making clothing out of animal fur