Five Themes of Geography Review

Athens, Greece is located at 37 degrees north latitude and 23 degrees east longitude. This is an example of:

• relative location

• place

• human-envioronment interaction

• absolute location

The people who built this house used the wood and leaves from trees in the rainforest where they live. Which theme of geography does the image represent?

• location

• place

• human-environment interaction

• movement

Thousands of people emigrated from Haiti to the Dominican Republic because an earthquake destroyed their homes in Haiti. This is an example of which theme of geography?

• Human-Environment Interaction

• Movement

• Absolute Location

• Relative Location

Mount Rushmore National Memorial is a sculpture carved into a part of Mount Rushmore to honor 4 presidents: George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, and Abraham Lincoln. The Mount Rushmore Memorial represents which themes of geography? Choose all the correct answers.

• location

• place

• human-environment interaction

• region

When we describe a place by saying it has "large mountains and beautiful lakes," we are describing the place by its:

• human characteristics

• physical characteristics

Hershey Park is located east of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. This is an example of:

• absolute location

• relative location

• region

• human-environment interaction

Tornado Alley is the name given to a group of states that gets more tornadoes than any other place on earth each year. Tornado Alley is an example of which theme of geography?

• location

• place

• region

• movement

The United States Capitol building is one the most famous landmarks in Washington, D.C. Which theme of geography does the Capitol building represent?

• movement

• region

• place

• location

Which theme of geography does the image represent?

• location

• place

• region

• movement

The geography theme movement includes the communication of ideas and information among people. Which of the following is NOT a way people communicate ideas and information?

• cell phone

• internet

• airplane

• television