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5 Themes of Geography

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Elvis's home, Graceland, is located at 3764 Elvis Presley Boulevard, Memphis, Tennessee

a)

Place - Human

b)

Place - Physical

c)

Location - Absolute

d)

Location - Relative

2.

Because I was absent from school today, I texted my friend to find out what I missed. Which theme is this describing?

a)

Location - Relative

b)

Movement - Information/Ideas

c)

Movement - People

d)

HEI - Adapt

3.

The theme of ___________ tells us what people are like there.

a)

Place - Human

b)

Movement - People

c)

Region - Functional

4.

Madison, Wisconsin is about 2 1/2 hours northwest of Chicago, Illinois. Which theme is this example?

a)

Place - Physical

b)

HEI - Modify

c)

HEI - Depend

d)

Location - Relative

5.

Sometimes people have to go to a new place in order to get a better job. Which theme does this situation represent?

a)

Immigration

b)

Place - Physical

c)

Movement - People

d)

Movement - Ideas

6.

Absolute Location is described using...

a)

GPS directions

b)

Latitude and Longitude coordinates

c)

an address

d)

area code

7.

Long ago, there were very few roads and people traveled by horse and buggy. Now we have interstate roads and almost everyone has a car. Which theme does this situation describe?

a)

Region - Functional

b)

Region - Formal

c)

HEI - Modify

d)

HEI - Depend

8.

When we describe a place by saying "it has a beautiful lake and mountains in the background," we are describing it by its _____________________.

a)

Place - Human characteristics

b)

Place - Physical characteristics

c)

Place - Cultural characteristics

d)

Place - Environmental characteristics

9.

We use trains, planes, and trucks to bring clothes, furniture, cars, and groceries to the stores we shop in. Which theme does this represent?

a)

Location - Relative

b)

HEI - Depend

c)

Movement - People

d)

Movement - Goods

10.

People in Sauk Prairie love Culver's restaurants because of its delicious butterburgers, cheese curds, and custard, but also because the original Culver's opened there. What theme does this represent?

a)

Region - Formal

b)

Region - Functional

c)

Movement - Food

d)

Place - Human characteristics

11.

Most Packer fans live in Wisconsin, but some also live in other places around the world. Which theme does this describe?

a)

Place - Human characteristics

b)

Location - Absolute

c)

Region - Functional

d)

HEI - Modify

12.

A region is defined as...

a)

a place with different cultural characteristics

b)

a large area of land

c)

a place with shared characteristics

d)

a small country with a dense population

13.

HEI is described best as...

a)

how people change the environment to suit their needs

b)

large structures people build on the environment

c)

the ways people change themselves to fit in the environment

d)

how people need the environment for food, water, and natural resources

14.

What are the two characteristics of Place?

a)

distance and time

b)

human characteristics

c)

physical characteristics

d)

spatial characteristics

15.

How is Movement of Ideas possible?

a)

the Internet

b)

magazines and newspapers

c)

television

d)

Instagram, Facebook, & Snapchat

16.

What is important to remember about HEI?

a)

our personality is determined by where we live

b)

we decide where to live because of our jobs

c)

our actions impact our environment

d)

our environment impacts our lives

17.

Which are examples of Regions - Formal?

a)

the United States of America

b)

climate regions

c)

the countries of Africa

d)

the 5 oceans on our planet

18.

Which of the following is a way humans ADAPT to their environment?

a)

destroy forests

b)

build more roads

c)

install an air conditioner

d)

pollute the air and water

19.

Which is NOT a part of Wisconsin's location?

a)

upper Midwest

b)

South of Canada

c)

similar population to Minnesota

d)

43.7844° N, 88.7879° W

20.

The Prairie Dam is an example of which theme?

a)

HEI - Adapt

b)

HEI - Interact

c)

HEI - Modify

d)

HEI - Depend