Reviewing Themes In Geography

What are the five themes in Geography?

Answer explanation

MR. HELP

Is an acrostic that can be used to help you remember the five themes

Movement, Region. Human Environment/Interaction Location and Place

What are the three things that the theme Human Environment/Interaction look at?

• How people change, destroy and pollute the environment

• How people modify, adapt and depend on the environment

• How people build, adapt and depend on the environment

• How people modify, destroy and love the environment

How do people adapt to their environment?

Answer explanation

We change ourselves to suit the environment we are in. If it is cold we wear warm clothing if its hot we wear light clothing. 

Which of the following are positive effects of Human interaction with the environment?

You can select multiple answers. 

• Creating Dams to store water

• Pollution

• Replanting trees.

• Building concrete roads

What does the theme movement look at?

You can select multipe answers. 

• How people communicate

• How goods are transported

• How people move around

• How the earth moves

The way in which goods are transported is dependent on the location, urgency, size and quantity of the goods.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

If the goods are being sent to an area outside the country. air or sea transportation will be used. If the goods being transported is very large it would be cheaper to ship by sea than by air. The type of transportation used is also dependent on how urgent the goods are needed. 

The Caribbean territories are divided into (a)   based on their geographical location.

What are the two types of location?

Answer explanation

Absolute location: Exact or precise location and

Relative location: location in relation to another place.

Places are placed in region based on their  _____ characteristic.

• shared

• unique

• special

• strange

What evidence of human environment/interaction do you see in your community

Answer explanation

We can see changes in the landscape, water quality and exploitation of resources.