WorksheetsUnit 1: Map Skills and 5 Themes
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
Which of the Five Themes of Geography answers the
question “Where is it?”
Location
HEI
Place
Regions
Which of the Five Themes of Geography answers the question
“What is it like there?”
HEI
Place
Movement
Location
What branch of geography covers the topics relating to the
surface of the earth?
Human Geography
Human Place
Non-human Movement
Physical Geography
Which of the Five Themes of Geography is about how people and ideas get around?
Human-environment Interaction
Location
Movement
Place
Which of the following agricultural belts is NOT located
in the Midwest or Great Lakes regions?
Corn Belt
Dairy Belt
Tobacco Belt
Wheat Belt
Which of the following is an example of a physical feature
of the Earth?
Language
Religion
Soil
Trade Networks
What lines are parallel to the Equator?
Great Circles
Hemispheres
Latitude lines
Longitude line
What type of region has clear cut borders such as the areas between States?
Formal
Functional
Human
Perceptual
What is the purpose of the Five Themes of Geography?
Describes the Earth
to learn about the regions of the world
Organizes the study of geography
Divides the Earth into more manageable areas to study
Where are the Cotton, Sugar, and Tobacco Belts located?
Great Lakes Region
Midwest Region
Southeast Region
Northeastern Region
What is the approximate population of the United States?
100 million
200 million
250 million
300 million
Which of the Five Themes of Geography could best be
defined using the word “describe?”
Location
Movement
Place
Region
Which one of the Five themes of Geography would apply to
the migration of people throughout history?
region
movement
place
HEI
Which of the Five Themes answers the question “How do we divide/organize the world into smaller areas?”
location
movement
place
region
Which of the Five Themes of Geography answers the
question “What do places have in common?”
location
place
region
HEI
Movement
Which of the Five Themes best applies to the following
statement: "The holiday season in the United States, runs from about late October to early January."
location
HEI
movement
place
What branch of geography deals with the study of the
world, its people, communities, & cultures?
Human Geography
Human Place
Non-human Movement
Physical Geography
Where is the Rust Belt located?
East Coast
Great Lakes and Northeast Regions
Midwest and North Central Regions
Southeast and Southwest Regions
What term refers to dividing the Earth into two halves?
Hemispheres
180 Degrees
Latitudes
Longitudes
What line is located at 23.5 degrees North latitude?
Arctic Circle
Tropic of Cancer
Equator
Tropic of Capricorn
Along with the prime meridian, what other line
of longitude divides the Earth into the Eastern and
Western Hemispheres?
90 degrees
180 degrees
240 degrees
360 degrees
What type of degrees is the distance north or south of the Equator measured using?
Latitude
Longitude
East
West
What map shows international boundary lines?
Mercator
Physical
Topographical
Political
What line is located at 23.5 degrees South latitude?
Arctic Circle
Tropic of Cancer
Tropic of Capricorn
Antarctic Circle
What letter are meridians west of 0 degrees longitude labeled with?
N
S
E
W
