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Tools of history / GRAPES / 5 themes of geography

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What do we call the study of earth and its people?

a)

Geology

b)

Geography

c)

Geophysics

d)

Geoboard

2.

What do we call an "unwritten" account of history?

a)

Oral history

b)

Primary source

c)

Secondary source

d)

Cave art

3.

A land form can be described as

a)

a plot of land being sold to a buyer.

b)

a naturally formed feature of Earth’s surface.

c)

a place to visit on Mars.

d)

an unnatural monument build by mankind.

4.

What do we consider one of the seven large landmasses of Earth?

a)

Plain

b)

Geo-phenomenon

c)

Continent

d)

Hemisphere

5.

What do we call the pattern of weather conditions in a certain location over a period of time?

a)

Weather

b)

News

c)

Humidity

d)

Climate

6.

How do we refer to the plant life of an area (that grows in a location)?

a)

Vegetables

b)

Vegetarian

c)

Vegetation

d)

Vegan

7.

What do we call imaginary lines that measure distances east and west of the prime meridian (they circle the globe around the poles)?

a)

Latitude (lines)

b)

Longitude (lines)

c)

Linear functions

d)

The equator

8.

A hemisphere is considered a(n)

a)

quarter of the globe

b)

an equal half of the globe

c)

a portion of the northern half

d)

the southern most point of earth

9.

Imaginary lines that measure distances north and south of the equator (circle the globe from east to west - similar to the equator) are called

a)

Lingering lines

b)

Latitude lines

c)

Longitude lines

d)

Prime meridian

10.

What do we call a map showing features people have created?

a)

Road map

b)

Thematic map

c)

Political map

d)

Physical map

11.

What do we call a map showing land forms and bodies of water?

a)

Political map

b)

Thematic map

c)

Physical map

d)

Globe

12.

Geographers 'think':

a)

psychologically

b)

spatially

c)

chronologically

d)

verbally

13.

What might we call a preserved remain of early life?

a)

A fort

b)

A following

c)

A fossil

d)

A formidable opponent

14.

Which is NOT a FIVE theme of geography?

a)

adaptation

b)

location

c)

movement

d)

HEI

15.

What is an account of a historical event written by someone who did not witness the event?

a)

Primary source

b)

Oral history

c)

Discussion point

d)

Secondary source

16.

Something written or created by a person who witnessed a historical event would be considered a

a)

Secondary source

b)

Primary source

c)

Witness

d)

Oral history

17.

Which element would NOT be considered part of "culture?"

a)

language

b)

beliefs

c)

number of homes a family may 'own'

d)

customs

18.

Which map element helps us figure out the distance from one place to another?

a)

scale

b)

compass rose

c)

title

d)

key or legend

19.

Which theme of geography explains the "spread" of religions around the world?

a)

location

b)

movement

c)

region

d)

HEI

20.

How do we describe a map showing a distribution or pattern?

a)

A political map

b)

A GPS map

c)

A thematic map

d)

A physical map

21.

What would you call a point or area on Earth?

a)

Pundit

b)

Location

c)

Hemisphere

d)

Pole

22.

An __________ location would be a VERY specific area (possibly measured with latitude and longitude) 40° 42' 51" N longitude, 74° 0' 23" W latitude.

a)

Abstract

b)

All knowing

c)

Absolute

d)

Arbitrary

23.

How do we label the way humans and the environment get along with each other?

a)

HIE (human introvert experiment)

b)

IEH (inverse environment hypothesis)

c)

IHE (intense hominid exercise)

d)

HEI (human environment interaction)

24.

Which do we consider "place"?

a)

The physical and human characteristics of a location

b)

Where your favorite restaurant is

c)

How we interact with our environment

d)

How people and information get around

25.

_________ would have similar physical characteristics (mountains, plains, rivers) or even human characteristics (language, population, culture).

a)

Absolute location

b)

Spheres

c)

Realms

d)

Regions