Map Skills/Themes of Geography Test

The Five themes of Geography are the following:

• Place, Region, Human/Environment Interaction, Land-forms, Movement

• Place, Region, Human/Environment Interaction, Location, Movement

• People, Race, Human/Environment Interaction, Location, Movement

• Power, Region, Human/Environment Interaction, Movement

Relative Location is:

• Latitude and Longitude

• Given by GPS

• A specific location

• A general location depending on where other things are

Latitude lines go from:

• East to West

• North to South

The imaginary line that runs through the middle of the earth horizontally (from east to west) is called:

• A parallel line

• The Equator

• Prime Meridian

• Flat Line

Cutting down trees is an example of which theme?

• Location

• Place

• Human-Environment Interaction

• Movement

The states in the area known as the "Southwest" of the United States are often grouped together because they all have a very hot and dry climate. What theme is this?

• Region

• Location

• Human-Environment Interaction

• Movement

The theme of geography that answers the question "How do goods, ideas, and people get from one area to another?" is called:

• Region

• Place

• Movement

• Human-Environment Interaction

Place describes physical characteristics, such as landforms, and ____________ characteristics.

• Human

• Earth

• Culture

• Region

People leaving their homes in Syria and traveling to the U.S. to avoid terrorist groups is an example of which theme?

• Human-Environment Interaction

• Movement

• Absolute Location

• Relative Location

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

• Absolute Location

• Relative Location