Five Themes of Geography

Migration is one way people, ideas, and materials move.

• True

• False

The theme of __________ explores the relationship between people and the environment.

• location

• place

• human-environment interaction

• movement

The geographic theme of place includes __________.

• how people adapt to the environment

• physical and human characteristics

• how people, resources, and ideas move

• organization into regions

Give two examples of physical characteristics of your state (New Jersey).

• Tornadoes

• Appalachian Mountains

• Desert

• Coastal Plains

Regions are determined by a number of characteristics. Which is NOT a characteristic geographers use to define regions?

• physical characteristics

• human characteristics

• cultural characteristics

• educational characteristics

Which of the following is NOT one of the five themes of geography?

• location

• human-environment interaction

• states

• regions

The theme of _______________ explores the relationship between people and the environment.

• movement

• place

• human-environment interaction

• location

The geographic theme of place includes ______________.

• how people adapt to the environment

• how people, resources, and ideas move

• physical and human characteristics

• organization into regions

Which of the following is a physical characteristic of geography?

• landforms

• culture

• economics

• movements

Based on the Studies Weekly articles, it can be inferred that ____________________.

• maps only depict natural features

• geographers study living organisms

• maps are never changed or updated

• geographers use many different tools