Geography quiz #2- Five themes

The 5 Themes of Geography are:

• Location, Longitude, History, Place, Culture

• Location, place, human environment, movement, region

• Location, region, absolute, relative, physical features

• Location, place, economics, movement, culture

What is LOCATION?

• Describes a place.

• People, goods, and ideas move from place to place.

• Where is it?

• A group of places that share common physical or human characteristics.

Which is an example of absolute location?

• Across from McDonald's

• North of the Rio Grande

• 1020 Mall Lane

• Near Gateway Mall

Which is an example of Relative location?

• Lincoln High is across the street from McDonald's

• Lincoln High is located at 40 degrees N, 96 degrees W

• The U.S. Capitol is 38° 53′ 35″ N, 77° 00′ 32″ W

• 4055 Mockingbird Court

What is PLACE?

• Place describes a location by physical and human features.

• Place is where something is located.

• Place is the movement of people and goods from one place to another.

• Place is when a group of places share common physical and human characteristics.

Choose all of the human features that describe place (3)

• religion

• government

• landforms

• food

What is REGION?

• Region describes a location by physical and human features.

• Region is a group of places that share common physical or human characteristics or features.

• Region is where something is located.

• Location is the movement of ideas, people, and goods.

Human Environment Interaction is:

• HEI is where a place is.

• HEI is the movement of ideas, goods, and people.

• HEI is how people and their environment affect each other.

• HEI is a group of places that share a common human or physical characteristic.

Which of the following are examples of movement:

• People fleeing Syria for safety in another country.

• Galveston builds houses on stilts.

• Lincoln, Nebraska

• Rio Grande River

Cutting down trees to build houses is an example of which?

• Location
• Place
• Human-Environment Interaction
• Movement