Geography Basics

All of the following are examples of Themes of Geography except:

• Place

• Location

• Physical Features

• Region

When we talk about Place within the context of the Five Themes of Geography, what do we mean?

• Absolute and Relative location

• The physical and human characteristics that make up an area

• The interaction of people and the environment

• Migration of people across the planet

Human and Environmental interaction deals with how people interact with each other

• True

• False

Which of the following is not an example of people interacting with their environment?.

• Building a house in the desert

• creating a pond in your back yard

• digging a ditch to help drain a swamp

• all are examples of people interacting with their environment

Which theme is identified as areas or places that share some common characteristics .

• Places

• Region

• Location

• Human-Environment Interaction

What are the two types of locations:

• Local and GPS

• Absolute and Relative

• Latitude and Longitude

• Functional and Formal

Which one of the Five Themes of Geography deals with the expansion of technology and migration of people:

• Location

• Movement

• Region

• Human-Environment interaction

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Which type of  location deals with describing the location of a place in connection with another place. 

• Absolute

• Relative

• Functional

• Formal

When we describe a place by saying "it has a beautiful lake and mountains in the background," we are describing it by its _____________________.

 

• Cultural Characteristics

• Physical Characeristics

• Human Characteristics

• All of the above

In the Midwest, there are very large fields and very large farms. The people who live there could say they live in a farming ______________.

• Place

• Location

• Region

• Environment Interaction