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5 Themes of Geography

Total questions: 38

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The 5 Themes of Geography are:

a)

Location, longitude, rain forest, place, and rivers

b)

Location, place, human environment, movement, region

c)

Location, region, absolute, relative, equator

d)

Location, place, help, taco inn, Lincoln High

2.

Which is an example of absolute location?

a)

Across from McDonald's

b)

North of the Rio Grande

c)

1020 Mall Lane

d)

Near Gateway Mall

3.

Which is an example of Relative location?

a)

Lincoln High is across the street from McDonald's

b)

Lincoln High is located at 40 degrees N, 96 degrees W

c)

The U.S. Capitol is 38° 53′ 35″ N, 77° 00′ 32″ W

d)

4055 Mockingbird Court

4.

What is PLACE?

a)

Place describes a location by physical and human features.

b)

Place is where something is located.

c)

Place is the movement of people and goods from one place to another.

d)

Place is when a group of places share common physical and human characteristics.

5.

How can place be described?

a)

Place can be described by relative and absolute location.

b)

Place can be described by form and function.

c)

Place can be described by positive and negative human interactions.

d)

Place can be described by physical and human features.

6.

Choose the physical features that describe a place (3 answers)

a)

climate

b)

language

c)

bodies of water

d)

vegetation

7.

Choose all of the human features that describe place (3)

a)

religion

b)

government

c)

landforms

d)

food

8.

What is REGION?

a)

Region describes a location by physical and human features.

b)

Region is a group of places that share common physical or human characteristics or features.

c)

Region is where something is located.

d)

Location is the movement of ideas, people, and goods.

9.

What are the three types of regions?

a)

Human, formal, and regional.

b)

Absolute, relative, and functional.

c)

Physical, human, and cultural.

d)

Formal, functional, and perceptual.

10.

If a region is defined by a common use, it is:

a)

Formal

b)

Functional

c)

Perceptual

11.

If a region is defined by people's feelings about a area, it is:

a)

Formal

b)

Functional

c)

Perceptual

12.

An example of a functional region is:

a)

Dallas Fort Worth airport

b)

St. Louis, MO

c)

The Bible Belt

d)

The Midwest

13.

Human Environment Interaction is:

a)

HEI is where a place is.

b)

HEI is the movement of ideas, goods, and people.

c)

HEI is how people and their environment affect each other.

d)

HEI is a group of places that share a common human or physical characteristic.

14.

Movement is:

a)

Movement is the movement of people, goods, and/or ideas from place to place.

b)

Movement is a group of places that share common physical and human characteristics.

c)

Movement is where something is.

d)

Movement is how people and their environment affect each other.

15.

Which of the following are examples of movement:

a)

People fleeing Syria for safety in another country.

b)

Galveston builds houses on stilts.

c)

Lincoln, Nebraska

d)

Rio Grande River

16.
The statement:  "The Eiffel Tower is located at 48.8584° N, 2.2945° E," is an example of which of the 5 Themes of Geography?
a)
Movement
b)
Region
c)
Place
d)
Location
17.
The Great Plains of the United States is an example of which of the 5 Themes of Geography?
a)
Movement
b)
Region
c)
Place
d)
Location
18.
The statement:  "The Eiffel Tower was built for the 1889 World's Fair.  It is an iconic structure located in Paris, France.  People from all over the world visit the Eiffel Tower each year." - is an example of which of the 5 Themes of Geography?
a)
Movement
b)
Region
c)
Place
d)
Location
19.
The off-shore oil rigs, drilling hundreds of feet into the bedrock of the ocean floor is an example of which of the 5 Themes of Geography?
a)
Place
b)
Location
c)
Movement
d)
Human-Environment Interaction
20.
Australia is located to the west of New Zealand..... this is a statement representing which of the 5 Themes of Geography?
a)
Place
b)
Location
c)
Movement
d)
Human-Environment Interaction
21.
What is the acronym that can be used to "help" you remember the 5 Themes of Geography?
a)
MR. HELP
b)
MS. HELP
c)
MR. HIP
d)
MRS. HEL
22.
This picture shows which of the 5 Themes of Geography?
a)
Movement
b)
Region
c)
Human-Environment Interaction
d)
Location
23.
Which of the 5 Themes of Geography is being represented in this picture?
a)
Location
b)
Region
c)
Movement
d)
Place
24.
What is it like?
a)
Place
b)
Location
c)
Human Environment Interaction
d)
Movement
25.
Where is it?
a)
Place
b)
Location
c)
Movement
d)
Region
26.
Where is it exactly on the Earth?
a)
Place
b)
Perfect Location
c)
Absolute Location
d)
Relative Location
27.
Where is it in relation to other areas or things?
a)
Place
b)
Perfect Location
c)
Absolute Location
d)
Relative Location
28.
In what ways do people adapt to their environment, or change their environment in order to meet their needs.
a)
Human Environment Interaction
b)
Place
c)
Location
d)
Region
29.
How are areas similar or united (physically, politically, or culturally) to other areas around them?
a)
Movement
b)
Absolute Location
c)
Region
d)
Place
30.
Canada is north of the United States
a)
Location
b)
Place
c)
Region
d)
Movement
31.
Washington D.C. is at 38.8 North Latitude and 77 West Longitude
a)
Relative Location
b)
Place
c)
Absolute Location
d)
Region
32.
Florida has very hot and humid summers.
a)
Location
b)
Place
c)
Region
d)
Movement.
33.
Many species of birds travel south in the winter to be near warmer temperatures and then return north in the spring and summer.
a)
Human Environment Interaction
b)
Movement
c)
Region
d)
Place
34.
Eskimos and other Inuit people tend to eat foods that are very high in fat content in order to help their bodies stay worm for the harsh winter environments in which they live.
a)
Movement
b)
Region
c)
Place
d)
Human Environment Interaction
35.
The Hoover Dam was built to control flooding in the Southwest United States, however it also provides people in that area with a source of fresh water and electricity.
a)
Human Environment Interaction
b)
Location
c)
Movement
d)
Place
36.
Southwest Asia and North Africa are generally referred to as "The Middle East" because the people there have a shared language, religion and similar cultures.
a)
Region
b)
Location
c)
Place
d)
Human Environment Interaction
37.
The Great Plains of the United States is an example of which of the 5 Themes of Geography?
a)
Movement
b)
Region
c)
Place
d)
Location
38.

How can place be described?

a)

Place can be described by relative and absolute location.

b)

Place can be described by form and function.

c)

Place can be described by positive and negative human interactions.

d)

Place can be described by physical and human features.

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