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5 Themes: Region

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which theme of geography studies how and why areas are similar to other areas?

a)

place

b)

region

c)

human-environment interaction

d)

location

e)

movement

2.

Which question best describes Region?

a)

Where is it?

b)

What does it look like when you get there?

c)

What do places have in common?

d)

What do people do to the environment?

3.

When places share common or similar characteristics they are called a _______________.

a)

Location

b)

Place

c)

Human-environment interaction

d)

Movement

e)

Region

4.

Choose all that could be a physical region...

a)

the Amazon rainforest

b)

the Atacama desert

c)

the Himalayan mountains

d)

an apartment building

5.

The Rocky Mountain area is a ______ region.

a)

political

b)

physical

6.

True or False : A region can include both political units (states, countries, and provinces) and cultural features (language, religion).

a)

True

b)

False

7.

The European Union is a group of countries that share similar economic and government policies, in addition to sharing a common history. This is a ____________ region.

a)

Political/Cultural

b)

Physical

8.

This picture best represents which of the following?

a)

Political/Cultural Region

b)

Physical Region

9.

These countries in Asia have borders which makes it a ________ ______.

a)

Political Region

b)

Physical Region

10.

Sweden, Norway & Finland experience snowy, cold winters and mild summers which makes it a region based on...

a)

climate

b)

movement

c)

water use

11.

This picture best represents which of the following?

a)

physical region

b)

political/cultural region

12.

Amish country is a region based on _____ characteristics.

a)

human

b)

physical

13.

The Midwest, with similar beliefs, language, and traditions, is a region based on ______ characteristics .

a)

human

b)

physical

14.

Canada, with its 10 provinces and 3 territories is an example of a ______ region.

a)

political/cultural

b)

physical

15.

Because the main language of Mexico and most of Central America is Spanish, it is a region based on ______ characteristics.

a)

human

b)

physical

16.

When we say we live in the South, we are describing a region based on ______ characteristics.

a)

human

b)

physical

17.

Somalia, Kenya and Tanzania, as part of Eastern Africa are an example of a ________________ region.

a)

political

b)

physical

18.

The Bryant School District map is and example of a ____________ region.

a)

political/functional

b)

physical

19.

Canada, being known for their hockey, is an example of a region based on ______ characteristics.

a)

human

b)

physical

20.

The people of New England love their lobster, this is a region based on _____ characteristics.

a)

human

b)

physical