5 Themes of Geography

Which of the five themes of geography tries to explain what a location is like or what kind of place it is?

• movement

• place

• human-environment interaction

• region

Which of the following statements best defines physical characteristics? 

• describes what the people in an area look like

• describes what the physical environment looks like such as rivers, mountains, etc.

• 
  describes the impact that people have on a place

• describes how places are alike

Which of the five themes of geography tries to explain how the movement of people, goods, and ideas impacts locations around the world?

• places

• regions

• human-environment interaction

• movement

The Anicient Inca civilization adapting to their mountainous environment through utilizing techniques such as terrace farming is an example of which of the five themes of geography?

• human-environment interaction

• location

• place

• region

Which of the five themes of geography tries to explain how and why places are similar?

• movement

• place

• region

• none of these

Which of the five themes of geography tries to explain how humans have modified their environment to fit their needs?

• movement

• location

• human-environment interaction

• place

What is absolute location?

• defined by lines of longitude and latitude; very specific

• location in comparison to something else

• a location that has no true place

• a location that you can visit

What is relative location?

• a location on the map that is concrete

• defined by lines of longitude and latitude; very specific

• location in comparison to something else

• none of these

Which of these is NOT a way that IDEAS are moved from place to place?

• TV

• Newspapers

• internet

• cars

Which of these is NOT a way that people and goods move from place to place?

• air planes

• cars

• ships/boats

• talking