Four Themes of Geography

1. Climate and biomes are examples of a region's natural environment. Which of these is NOT part of a region's natural environment?

• animal life

• body of water

• man-made bridge

• vegetation

2. The _______________ characteristics of a place come from how people respond to their environment.

• animal

• human

• natural

• physical

3. People make choices about where to live and how to meet their basic needs based on ________

• animal life

• human characteristics

• physical characteristics

• plant life

4. Which of these is not a basic need of humans?

• air

• food and water

• shoes and clothing

• shelter

5. ________ explores the relationship between people and the environment.

• Applied Geogrpahy

• Human Characteristics

• Physical Characteristics

• Environment and Resources

6. Which is not a way people modify their environment?

• building homes and schools

• observing the natural environment

• building roads

• setting up irrigation and farming systems

7. People _______ their environment when they respond to the climate and natural resources available in different areas. 

• change

• modify

• adapt to

• pollute

8. Applied geography is the study of ___________

• where things are located

• North America

• population

• climate

9. We can use the words __________ to describe relative location.

• big and small

• near and above

• tall and short

• good and bad