5 Themes of Geography

Which of the following best defines movement?

• explains where something is

• describes both the physical and human features of a building, area, city, etc.

• a group of places unified by a common feature

• how people, products, information, and ideas get from one place to another

Which of the following best explains the difference between absolute and relative location?

• Absolute location is the exact, specific location of a place, while relative location is where something is located in relation to (or compared to) something else.

• Relative location is the exact, specific location of a place, while absolute location is where something is located in relation to (or compared to) something else

• The only difference between the two is that one is measured in latitude and one is measured in longitude

• None of the above are true

Which of the following best defines human-environment interaction?

• explains where something is

• describes both the physical and human features of a building, area, city, etc.

• a group of places unified by a common feature

• how people, products, information, and ideas get from one place to another

• describes the relationships between humans and the environment in which they live

Which of the following best defines region?

• explains where something is

• describes both the physical and human features of a building, area, city, etc.

• a group of places unified by a common feature

• how people, products, information, and ideas get from one place to another

• describes the relationships between humans and the environment in which they live

Which of the following best defines location?

• explains where something is

• describes both the physical and human features of a building, area, city, etc.

• a group of places unified by a common feature

• how people, products, information, and ideas get from one place to another

• describes the relationships between humans and the environment in which they live

Which of the following best defines place?

• explains where something is

• describes both the physical and human features of a building, area, city, etc.

• a group of places unified by a common feature

• how people, products, information, and ideas get from one place to another

• describes the relationships between humans and the environment in which they live

Hamilton County, OH is south of Butler County, OH

• relative location

• place

• absolute location

Louisville, KY is located at 38º N, 85º W

• relative location

• region

• absolute location

Several farmers use the practice of crop rotation to preserve nutrients in the soil.

• region

• place

• human-environment interaction

A large number of people from New Orleans, Louisiana moved north after Hurricane Katrina.

• place

• region

• movement