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Worksheets5 Themes of Geography
Total questions: 33
Worksheet time: 29mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The exact spot on earth something can be found
a)
relative location
b)
place
c)
absolute location
d)
where the X is on the map
2.
Where something can be found using another object or place
a)
relative location
b)
absolute location
c)
place
d)
Daylight Doughnuts
3.
An area that contains similar physical and/or human features that separate it from other areas.
a)
Place
b)
Region
c)
Absolute location
d)
human/environment interaction
4.
What is Movement?
a)
Tells us how people, goods, resourses, and ideas move from one place to another
b)
Tells us what makes an area special and what makes it different from every other area
c)
Tells us ways in which the places in an area are alike.
5.
What is Location?
a)
Tells us where people and places are
b)
Tells us what makes an area special and what makes it different from every other area.
c)
Tells how people, goods, resources, and ideas move from one place to another.
6.
Latitude lines run
a)
East/West
b)
North/South
7.
Longitude lines run _________.
a)
East/West
b)
North South
8.
The imaginary line that runs through the middle of the earth east and west is called?
a)
Prime Meridian
b)
Equator
c)
Date Line
9.
Cutting down trees to build houses is an example of which?
a)
Location
b)
Place
c)
Human-Environment Interaction
d)
Movement
10.
People leaving their homes in Syria and travelling to Turkey to avoid ISIS is an example of which?
a)
Human-Environment Interaction
b)
Movement
c)
Absolute Location
d)
Relative Location
11.
The Middle East is an example of which?
a)
Human-Environment Interaction
b)
Relative Location
c)
Movement
d)
Region
12.
The fact that Africa is south of Europe is an example of which?
a)
Movement
b)
Absolute Location
c)
Relative Location
d)
Place
13.
The European Union is a group of countries that share similar economic and government policies, in addition to all being located near one another and sharing a common history.
a)
Human Environment Interaction
b)
Place
c)
Region
d)
Location
14.
The states in the area known as the "Southwest" of the United States are often grouped together because they are very hot and dry desert-like areas.
a)
Region
b)
Location
c)
Human Environment Interaction
d)
Movement
15.
Where is it exactly on the Earth?
a)
Place
b)
Perfect Location
c)
Absolute Location
d)
Relative Location
16.
What is another word for rural?
a)
countryside
b)
city
c)
suburban
d)
crop
17.
What is the Relative Location of the Gulf of Mexico?
a)
west of Houston
b)
85 degrees W by 27 degrees N
c)
85 degrees N by 27 degrees W
d)
west of Miami
18.
Using lines of latitude and longitude to find an exact location is...
a)
Absolute Location
b)
Relative Location
c)
Prime Meridian
d)
Place
19.
What is a Region
a)
Tells us ways in which the places in an area are alike
b)
Tells us what makes an area special and what makes it different from every other area
c)
Tells us where people and places are
20.
The type of movement that involves sharing ideas and practices between different social groups is called which?
a)
Trade
b)
Migration
c)
Social Class
d)
Cultural Exchange
21.
Cutting down trees to build houses is an example of which?
a)
Location
b)
Place
c)
Human-Environment Interaction
d)
Movement
22.
The type of movement that involves people traveling between locations is called which?
a)
Migration
b)
Cultural Exchange
c)
Trade
d)
Social Class
23.
The exact spot on earth something can be found
a)
relative location
b)
place
c)
absolute location
d)
where the X is on the map
24.
Where something can be found using another object or place
a)
relative location
b)
absolute location
c)
place
d)
Daylight Doughnuts
25.
An area that contains similar physical and/or human features that separate it from other areas.
a)
Place
b)
Region
c)
Absolute location
d)
human/environment interaction
26.
The exchange of people, goods, or ideas from one place to another
a)
Place
b)
Human/Environment interacton
c)
Region
d)
Movement
27.
How people and their surroundings interact
a)
human/environment interaction
b)
Place
c)
Region
d)
Location
28.
The set of imaginary lines that run north and south between the poles
a)
Latitude
b)
Longitude
c)
Prime Meridian
d)
Equator
29.
The set of imaginary lines that run east west around the earth
a)
Latitude
b)
Longitude
c)
Prime Meridian
d)
Equator
30.
The name for 0o Longitude
a)
Latitude
b)
Longitude
c)
Prime Meridian
d)
Equator
31.
The name for 0o Latitude
a)
Latitude
b)
Longitude
c)
Prime Meridian
d)
Equator
32.
Measures how far east or west of the prime meridian you are.
a)
Latitude
b)
Longitude
c)
Prime Meridian
d)
Equator
33.
Measures how far north or south of the equator you are.
a)
Latitude
b)
Longitude
c)
Prime Meridian
d)
Equator
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