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WorksheetsThemes of Geography
Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 13mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Geography is...
a)
The study of Earth and how we, the people who live there, interact with it.
b)
The study of Earth and its atmosphere.
c)
The study of rocks, minerals, and all physical attributes of Earth
2.
Movement is ...
a)
The way people, goods and ideas travel from place to place.
b)
The way people and the environment affect each other.
c)
Where a place is on Earth.
3.
Regions are ...
a)
Areas of the world that have common physical, human or cultural characteristics.
b)
An absolute location on Earth.
c)
The physical and human characteristics of a place.
4.
Location is ...
a)
The way people, goods and ideas travel from place to place.
b)
Areas of the world that have common physical, human or cultural characteristics.
c)
Where a place is on Earth.
5.
A place is...
a)
The physical and human characteristics of a place.
b)
The way people, goods and ideas travel from place to place.
c)
Areas of the world that have common physical, human or cultural characteristics.
6.
An example of an absolute location would be.........
a)
37.02 degrees N, 93.20 degrees W
b)
United States of America
c)
The South
7.
An example of relative location would be............
a)
37.02 degrees N, 96.2 degrees W
b)
10 miles south of Springfield on HWY 65
c)
Paris, France
8.
These are features that occur naturally. (Examples: rivers, lakes, dunes, mountains)
a)
human-environment interaction
b)
physical
c)
human
d)
region
9.
These are features made by man. (Examples: schools, lighthouses, pier, fountains)
a)
physical
b)
place
c)
human
d)
location
10.
Which of the following is an example of absolute location?
a)
42.3314° N, 83.0458° W
b)
Two blocks south of Wayne State
c)
Across the street from McDonald's
d)
University Prep Academy Middle School is close to my home.
11.
Name the Five Themes of Geography
a)
Movement, Region, HEI, Location, Place
b)
Ask, Acquire, Analyze, Organize, Answer
c)
Global, Inter-regional, Regional, Local, Cities
d)
none of the above
12.
What are the two major parts of geogrpahy?
a)
Physical and Human Geography
b)
Physical and Natural Geography
c)
Maps and Globes
d)
Spatial Scales and The Five Themes of Geography.
13.
Which of the following is a human characteristic of a place?
a)
climate
b)
language
c)
landforms
d)
vegetation
14.
What does relative location tell you?
a)
a place's exact position on Earth
b)
a place's position in relation to other people and places
c)
how a place is similar to other places
d)
why people moved to a certain place
15.
Which theme of geography studies how and why places are similar to other places?
a)
human-environment interaction
b)
location
c)
place
d)
region
16.
Clothing, shelter, population
a)
human-environment interaction
b)
movement
c)
place
d)
region
17.
Latitude and longitude
a)
human-environment interaction
b)
location
c)
place
d)
region
18.
How do people, goods, and ideas get around?
a)
human-environment interaction
b)
location
c)
movement
d)
region
19.
What do places have in common?
a)
human-environment interaction
b)
location
c)
movement
d)
region
20.
Which of the following could define physical region?
a)
a language
b)
a mountain range
c)
a religion
d)
political borders
21.
Where is it?
a)
location
b)
movement
c)
place
d)
region
22.
What is it like there?
a)
location
b)
movement
c)
place
d)
region
23.
Transportation and communication
a)
location
b)
movement
c)
place
d)
region
24.
Climate and landforms
a)
location
b)
movement
c)
place
d)
region
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