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Five Themes of Geography

Total questions: 36

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Why do geographers use the five themes of geography?
a)
It helps them to organize information.
b)
It helps them to study places.
c)
It helps them answer questions about geography.
d)
All of these answers.
2.
What are the two types of location?
a)
Relative and Distance
b)
Absolute and Relative
c)
Exact and Relative
d)
Absolute and Almost
3.
Which of the following is a definition for absolute location?
a)
An exact location
b)
An approximate location
c)
Areas surrounding a location
d)
What a location looks like
4.

Name That Theme: Hawaii is made up of islands, and it offers a variety of tourist attractions.

a)

Location

b)

Place

c)

Movement

d)

Human-Environment Interaction

e)

Region

5.
What is the definition of place?
a)
How people move around
b)
Place is where the location is
c)
Describes characteristics of a location
d)
Describes only what the people in a location are like
6.
What is the definition of human-environment interaction?
a)
How humans buy goods
b)
How humans adapt to or change the environment
c)
How humans cut down trees
d)
How much pollutions humans put into the environment
7.

Name That Theme: My friend in North Jersey cheers for the New York Jets

a)

Location

b)

Place

c)

Movement

d)

Human-Environment Interaction

e)

Region

8.
Which is NOT a formal region?
a)
The Tropics
b)
Central America
c)
Latin America
d)
Hollywood
9.
What is the definition of region?
a)
Areas of the Earth that work together
b)
Areas of the Earth defined by similarities and differences
c)
Areas of the Earth that are right next to each other
d)
Areas of the Earth with oceans
10.

Name That Theme: One way to communicate information is to tweet it to your followers.

a)

Location

b)

Place

c)

Movement

d)

Human-Environment Interaction

e)

Region

11.
Movement includes all of the following EXCEPT...
a)
Movement of people
b)
Movement of goods
c)
Movement of ideas
d)
Movement of places
12.

Name That Theme: The Eiffel Tower is a well-known landmark in the city of Paris, France.

a)

Location

b)

Place

c)

Movement

d)

Human-Environment Interaction

e)

Region

13.
What is an example of the them of "place" for Florida?
a)
It's in the United States.
b)
There are many beaches there.
c)
It is in the south eastern United States.
d)
Many people often travel to Florida for vacation.
14.
Which is NOT an example of absolute location?
a)
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue
b)
(80 N, 120 E)
c)
Philadelphia is 45 miles south of Northern Burlington High School
d)
(15 S, 65 W)
15.
Which is NOT a way to give relative location?
a)
Using hemispheres
b)
Using cardinal/intermediate directions
c)
Giving a place or landmark near the location
d)
Giving latitude/longitude coordinate
16.

Which of the following is NOT an example of a place's physical characteristics?

a)

The official language in Brazil is Portuguese.

b)

The Rocky Mountains run through Colorado.

c)

There are multiple lacks on Walt Disney World's property.

d)

The tallest peak in Africa is Mt. Kilimanjaro.

17.
Which of the following shows people's impact on the environment?
a)
Hurricane Dorian caused a lot of destruction in the Bahamas.
b)
The Australian wildfires, caused by excessive heat and dryness, destroyed many homes and animal habitats.
c)
Overfishing in Eastern Asia has caused fish populations to drastically decrease.
d)
The rain in Disney World ruined my vacation.
18.
Which of the following shows the environment's impact on people?
a)
Soon, there will be more plastic in the ocean than fish.
b)
The poor air quality in New Delhi was caused by exhaust from cars and trucks.
c)
Bridges are built to connect places that are separated by bodies of water.
d)
Excessive rain caused flooding in many parts of Florida.
19.
Which of the following does NOT show the theme of movement?
a)
Marco texted his friend Polo about the Global Studies quiz.
b)
I received my Amazon Prime order in two days!
c)
I flew to Orlando for my vacation.
d)
My house is around the corned from the post office.
20.

Name That Theme: The middle school was closed due to the heavy snowfall and icy conditions.

a)

Location

b)

Place

c)

Movement

d)

Human-Environment Interaction

e)

Region

21.

Name That Theme: The Pampas are known as the "breadbasket of Argentina" because there is a lot of wheat grown there.

a)

Location

b)

Place

c)

Movement

d)

Human-Environment Interaction

e)

Region

22.

Name That Theme: New York is north of New Jersey.

a)

Location

b)

Place

c)

Movement

d)

Human-Environment Interaction

e)

Region

23.

Name That Theme: After the lockdown drill, Dr. Kearns announced on the loud speaker that everyone was safe.

a)

Location

b)

Place

c)

Movement

d)

Human-Environment Interaction

e)

Region

24.

Which of the following is NOT an example of a place's cultural characteristics?

a)

The official religion of many countries in Northern Africa is Islam.

b)

India has 23 official languages.

c)

The Sahara Desert is dry, sandy, and extremely hot.

d)

In Disney World, the average age of visitors ranges widely.

25.

Name That Theme: The invention of air conditioning has made it possible for people to live in places where the climate is extremely hot.

a)

Location

b)

Place

c)

Movement

d)

Human-Environment Interaction

e)

Region

26.

Name That Theme: I took a cruise last year to Alaska.

a)

Location

b)

Place

c)

Movement

d)

Human-Environment Interaction

e)

Region

27.
This theme answers the question, "Where is it?"
a)
Location
b)
Place
c)
Movement
d)
Human-Environment Interaction
e)
Region
28.
This theme answers the question, "What is it like there?"
a)
Location
b)
Place
c)
Movement
d)
Human-Environment Interaction
e)
Region
29.
This theme answers the question, "How do people get around here?"
a)
Location
b)
Place
c)
Movement
d)
Human-Environment Interaction
e)
Region
30.
This theme answers the question, "How are people connected to the environment?"
a)
Location
b)
Place
c)
Movement
d)
Human-Environment Interaction
e)
Region
31.
This theme answers the question, "How can we group places based on how they are the same?"
a)
Location
b)
Place
c)
Movement
d)
Human-Environment Interaction
e)
Region
32.

Which would NOT be a physical characteristic?

a)

Wildlife

b)

Climate

c)

Landforms

d)

Religion

33.

Name That Theme: Refugees fleeing a country after war.

a)

Location

b)

Place

c)

Movement

d)

Human-Environment Interaction

e)

Region

34.

Which of the following is a definition for relative location?

a)

An exact location

b)

An approximate location

c)

A location that is connected to another place

d)

What a location looks like

35.

Name the theme most present in this cartoon.

a)

Location

b)

Place

c)

Movement

d)

Human-Environment Interaction

e)

Region

36.

Name the theme most present in this image.

a)

Location

b)

Place

c)

Movement

d)

Human-Environment Interaction

e)

Region

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