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WorksheetsFive Themes of Geography
Total questions: 60
Worksheet time: 57mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is movement?
a)
Tells us how people, goods, recourses, 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.
2.
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.
3.
Latitude lines run
a)
East/West
b)
North/South
4.
Longitude lines run _________.
a)
East/West
b)
North South
5.
Cutting down trees to build houses is an example of which?
a)
Location
b)
Place
c)
Human-Environment Interaction
d)
Movement
6.
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
7.
The Middle East is an example of which?
a)
Human-Environment Interaction
b)
Relative Location
c)
Movement
d)
Region
8.
The fact that Africa is south of Europe is an example of which?
a)
Movement
b)
Absolute Location
c)
Relative Location
d)
Place
9.
Biochemical warfare that pollutes the water in a country is an example of which?
a)
Place
b)
Human-Environment Interaction
c)
Region
d)
Movement
10.
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
11.
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
12.
What is the acronym to remember the Five Themes of Geography?
a)
MAD
b)
MRHELP
c)
PIG
d)
COW
13.
Where is it exactly on the Earth?
a)
Place
b)
Perfect Location
c)
Absolute Location
d)
Relative Location
14.
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
15.
Using lines of latitude and longitude to find an exact location is...
a)
Absolute Location
b)
Relative Location
c)
Prime Meridian
d)
Place
16.
The name for 0o Longitude
a)
Latitude
b)
Longitude
c)
Prime Meridian
d)
Equator
17.
What are the two types of location geographers are interested in?
a)
Absolute and Relative
b)
Latitude and Relative
c)
GPS and Satellite
d)
General and Relative
18.
The theme Place consist of:
a)
Human and Physical characteristics
b)
the movement of people and trade
c)
places that are similar with one another
d)
The location of an area
19.
How people and their surroundings interact
a)
human/environment interaction
b)
Place
c)
Region
d)
Location
20.
Which of the following is NOT a theme of geography?
a)
place
b)
location
c)
history
d)
human-environment interaction
21.
People cutting down trees, creating watersheds, draining wetlands and polluting soil are all examples of this theme.
a)
regions
b)
movement
c)
human-environment interaction
d)
location
22.
People in New York use the underground subway to get around
a)
Place
b)
Location
c)
Movement
d)
Region
23.
The climate in the Sahara desert is really hot and dry
a)
Place
b)
location
c)
Human-Environment Interaction
d)
Movement
24.
The amount of cars on the road has led to a high amount of smog in cities
a)
Absolute Location
b)
Movement
c)
Human Environment Interaction
d)
Place: Physical Characteristic
25.
Venezuela is in South America
a)
Human Environment Interaction
b)
Place: Human characteristic
c)
Movement
d)
Relative location
26.
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
27.
Show the principals directions of North, South, East , and West
a)
spinners
b)
legend/key
c)
compass rose
d)
scales
28.
Which are examples of technology being used in the theme of movement?
a)
instant messaging
b)
the internet
c)
email
d)
all of the above
29.
All of the following are examples of Human characteristics EXCEPT
a)
The Golden Gate Bridge
b)
The Pacific Ocean
c)
The Twin Towers
d)
The Eiffel Tower
30.
These are features that occur naturally. (Examples: rivers, lakes, dunes, mountains)
a)
human-environment interaction
b)
physical
c)
human
d)
region
31.
These are features made by man. (Examples: schools, lighthouses, pier, fountains)
a)
physical
b)
place
c)
human
d)
location
32.
The pattern of weather in a place over many years is called
a)
environment
b)
climate
c)
precipitation
d)
horizon
33.
Name the theme that this statement falls under: "Physical characteristics including landforms, climate, vegetation, and bodies of water."
a)
Movement
b)
Region
c)
Place
d)
Location
34.
All of the following are examples of Physical characteristics EXCEPT
a)
The Empire State Building
b)
Mountains
c)
Rivers
d)
Lakes
35.
The winters are cold and long in Russia.
a)
Place
b)
Region
c)
Location
d)
Movement
36.
Virginia is north of North Carolina
a)
Place
b)
Absolute Location
c)
Region
d)
Relative Location
37.
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
38.
Name three ways humans interact with their environment. (HINT: "MAD")
a)
manage, alter, dirt
b)
move, access, develop
c)
mad, about, dirt
d)
modify, adapt, depend on
39.
This is a low place in between two hills or mountains.
a)
Canyon
b)
Valley
c)
Desert
d)
Lake
40.
A large inland body of fresh or salt water surrounded by land.
a)
River
b)
Ocean
c)
Gulf
d)
Lake
41.
What is this landform?
a)
lake
b)
peninsula
c)
hills
d)
mountain
42.
What is this landform?
a)
valley
b)
hills
c)
river
d)
lake
43.
An area of land that is completely surrounded by water on all sides?
a)
Dune
b)
Peninsula
c)
Island
d)
Isthmus
44.
A narrow strip of land that connects two large areas of land ?
a)
Isthmus
b)
Delta
c)
Glacier
d)
Valley
45.
A group of closely scattered islands ?
a)
Delta
b)
Isthmus
c)
Archipelago
d)
Dune
46.
A cartographer is a mapmaker.
a)
Yes.
b)
No, a surveyor makes maps
c)
No, a geologist makes maps
d)
No, a mapateer makes maps
47.
What is this image showing?
a)
Channel
b)
Archipelago
c)
Sea
d)
Basin
48.
What is a Delta?
a)
A landform that is made of sediment when a river flows into a larger body of water
b)
A narrow strip of water
c)
A deep narrow valley with steep sides
d)
A constructed channel filled with water used for navigation, irrigation, or drainage
49.
What is this picture showing?
a)
Peninsula
b)
Isthmus
c)
Italy
d)
India
50.
What is the approximate location of letter B?
a)
80oN, 0o
b)
0o, 80oW
c)
80oS, 0o
d)
0o, 80oE
51.
What is the approximate location of G?
a)
100oW, 40oN
b)
40oN, 100oW
c)
40oS, 100oW
d)
40oN, 100oE
52.
Which of the following letter is at approximately 60 degrees S, 40 degrees W?
a)
A
b)
D
c)
E
d)
H
53.
What is the absolute location for G?
a)
45oS, 54oE
b)
30oS, 150oW
c)
150oS, 30oE
d)
30oS, 150oE
54.
Which letter would you find at 15oS, 60oW?
a)
A
b)
C
c)
L
d)
H
55.
What hemisphere is North America in?
a)
Southern
b)
North West
c)
Western
d)
Eastern
56.
What hemisphere is South America in?
a)
Northern, Southern and Western
b)
Northern
c)
Eastern
d)
Western
57.
What hemisphere is Asia in?
a)
North
b)
South
c)
North East
d)
True
58.
What are the coordinates for the city of Leningrad?
a)
28 degrees north and 88 degrees east
b)
55 degrees north and 1 degree east
c)
28 degrees north and 88 degrees east
d)
60 degrees north and 30 degrees east
59.
If you were at 30 degrees south and 60 degrees west, which continent would you be in?
a)
Europe
b)
Africa
c)
South America
d)
Australia
60.
What is the reason why latitude lines NEVER intersect?
a)
They converge at the poles
b)
They are cool
c)
They are vertical lines
d)
They are parallel
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