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5 Themes of Geography!

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The word "Geography" means "describing the Earth," and comes from what language?

a)

Greek

b)

Latin

c)

Spanish

d)

French

2.

Place and Location are two of the five _______ of Geography.

a)

Units

b)

Characteristics

c)

Themes

d)

Mr. Lips

3.

When I give directions using landmarks, what type of location am I using?

a)

Absolute

b)

Relative

c)

Google Maps

d)

Functional

4.

56° South, 88° West is what kind of location?

a)

Absolute

b)

Relative

c)

Map Quest

d)

Place

5.

What are the imaginary lines on a map called that tell absolute location?

a)

Telephone lines

b)

Power lines

c)

Septic lines

d)

Latitude and Longitude

6.

If we buy clothes from China, what kind of movement is it?

a)

People

b)

Goods

c)

Ideas

d)

The Floss

7.

About 600 students go to school at Abingdon. What characteristic of Place does this show?

a)

Physical

b)

Functional

c)

Human

d)

Overcrowded

8.

Geography studies how __________ interact with their environment.

a)

Cats

b)

Factories

c)

Cars

d)

Humans

9.

When people, ideas, and goods travel from place to place, what is it called?

a)

Movement

b)

Region

c)

Location

d)

Theme

10.

Which of these moves through the internet?

a)

People

b)

Ideas

c)

Memes

d)

Location

11.

The area that has a feature that makes it different from surrounding areas is called what?

a)

Busch Gardens

b)

Place

c)

Location

d)

Region

12.

Government is an example of what characteristic?

a)

Physical

b)

Human

c)

Functional

d)

Unbelievable

13.

If a region grows and sells corn, what type of characteristic is this?

a)

Human

b)

Physical

c)

Functional

d)

A-maize-ing

14.

What is the purpose of Geography?

a)

To look at cool mountains

b)

To study maps

c)

To describe the Earth as a physical object and a human place

d)

To torture 5th graders

15.

Which of these is not a way humans interact with the environment?

a)

Humans adapt to it

b)

Humans depend on it

c)

Humans modify it

d)

Humans are independent of it

16.

Are you going to study for your test tonight?

a)

Yes, because I want to be ready!

b)

Aw man, studying?

c)

No, I'm going to play Fortnite.

d)

What's studying?