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5 Themes

Total questions: 87

Worksheet time: 2hrs 52mins

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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.

What is LOCATION?

a)

Describes a location.

b)

People, goods, and ideas move from place to place.

c)

Where is it located?

d)

A group of places that share common physical or human characteristics.

3.

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

4.

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

5.

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.

6.

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.

7.

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

a)

climate

b)

language

c)

bodies of water

d)

vegetation

8.

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

a)

religion

b)

government

c)

landforms

d)

food

9.

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.

10.

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.

11.

If a region shares a common characteristic such as climate, laws, or religion, it is:

a)

Formal

b)

Functional

c)

Perceptual

12.

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

a)

Formal

b)

Functional

c)

Perceptual

13.

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

a)

Formal

b)

Functional

c)

Perceptual

14.

An example of a perceptual region is:

a)

The State of Texas

b)

Galleria

c)

Interstate 45

d)

Hobby Airport

15.

An example of a functional region is:

a)

Dallas Fort Worth airport

b)

St. Louis, MO

c)

The Bible Belt

d)

The Midwest

16.

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.

17.

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.

18.

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

19.

The transportation of goods, people, diseases, and ideas.

a)

Location

b)

Place

c)

Human-environment interaction

d)

Movement

e)

Region

20.

When places share a common characteristic

or set of characteristics

a)

Location

b)

Place

c)

Human-environment interaction

d)

Movement

e)

Region

21.

The description of a location. What is it like there?

a)

Movement

b)

Region

c)

Human Environment Interaction

d)

Location

e)

Place

22.

The relationship between people and their environment

a)

Movement

b)

Region

c)

Human Environment Interaction

d)

Location

e)

Place

23.

Provides the exact address of a place or an estimate of where it can be found.

a)

Relative Location

b)

Absolute Location

24.

This picture to the right best represents which theme of

a)

Movement

b)

Region

c)

Human Environment Interaction

d)

Location

e)

Place

25.

The image above represents which theme of

geography?

a)

Location

b)

Region

c)

Human Environment Interaction

d)

Movement

e)

Place

26.

The image above best represents which theme of

geography?

a)

Movement

b)

Region

c)

Human Environment Interaction

d)

Location

e)

Place

27.

An example is giving someone directions and telling them you're waiting across the road from 7/11 gas station.

a)

Absolute Location

b)

Relative Location

28.

Depend on, adapt to, or modify the environment.

a)

Movement

b)

Region

c)

Human Environment Interaction

d)

Location

e)

Place

29.
What are the 5 Themes of Geography?
a)
Region, Human-Environment Interaction, Location, Climate, and Place
b)
Region, Human-Environment Interaction, Movement, Place, and Location
c)
Place, Movement, Location, Region, and Human-Alien Interactions
d)
Absolute Location, Relative Location, Climate, Vegetation, and Movement 
30.
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
31.

California's Central Valley is an example of which of the 5 Themes of Geography?

a)

Movement

b)

Region

c)

Place

d)

Location

32.
Relative location is:
a)
Latitude and Longitude
b)
Given by GPS
c)
a general location, not specific
d)
a specific place:
33.
Absolute location is:
a)
general
b)
not used on GPS
c)
is saying that Two Rivers is in East Hartford
d)
uses latitude and longitude to give a specific area
34.
Cutting down trees to build houses is an example of which?
a)
Location
b)
Place
c)
Human-Environment Interaction
d)
Movement
35.
What do we use to find absolute location?
a)
latitude and longitude
b)
the equator and international dateline
c)
a GPS and an XLP
d)
landmarks and distances
36.

A cultural region might have a common language.

a)

True

b)

False

37.
Regions can be based off more than one feature.
a)
True
b)
False
38.
What is movement?
a)
Tells us how people, goods, recourses, and ideas move from one place to another
b)
Tells us what makes an area special and what makes it different from every other area
c)
Tells us ways in which the places in an area are alike.
39.
The imaginary line that runs through the middle of the earth east and west is called?
a)
Prime Meridian
b)
Equator
c)
Date Line
40.

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.

41.

Farmers have to clear and water land so crops can grow.

a)

Location

b)

Place

c)

Region

d)

Movement

e)

Human-environment interaction

42.

What are the imaginary lines on a map called that tell absolute location?

a)

Telephone lines

b)

Power lines

c)

Septic lines

d)

Latitude and Longitude

43.

When people, ideas, and goods travel from place to place, what is it called?

a)

Movement

b)

Region

c)

Location

d)

Theme

44.
When we describe a place by saying it has a beautiful lake and mountains, we are describing its
a)
Physical Characteristics
b)
Human Characteristics
45.

The theme of geography that answers the question “How do goods, ideas, and people get from one area to another is called ?

a)

Region

b)

Place

c)

Human Environment Interaction

d)

Movement

46.

Cutting down trees to build houses is an example of which?

a)

Location

b)

Place

c)

Human-Environment Interaction

d)

Movement

47.
The theme of geography that describes what it is like to live there using an area’s physical and  human characteristics is
a)
Region
b)
Place
c)
Human Environment Interaction
d)
Movement
48.
How do we modify the environment?
a)
We build irrigation ditches
b)
We build landfills
c)
We build dams
d)
All of the above
49.

What do we use to find absolute location?

a)

latitude and longitude

b)

the equator and international dateline

c)

a GPS and an XLP

d)

landmarks and distances

50.
What question does the theme of place ask?
a)
“What is it like?” (or “What makes this place different from other places?”)
b)
Where is it?
c)
How do people and the environment interact?
d)
What do places have in common?
51.
How do we modify the environment?
a)
We build irrigation ditches
b)
We build landfills
c)
We build dams
d)
All of the above
52.
What is the question for movement?
a)
Where is it?
b)
How do people and ideas get around?
c)
What does it look like?
53.
What does it look like when you get there? What theme of geography is this?
a)
Place
b)
Location
c)
Region
d)
Human environment interaction
54.
What is the question for Region?
a)
Where it is?
b)
What does it look like when you get there?
c)
What do locations have in common?
d)
What do people do to the environment?
55.
What is the question for place?
a)
What does it look like when you get there?
b)
How do people get places?
c)
What do locations have in common?
d)
Where is it?
56.

Which of the following is an example of absolute location?

a)

Take a right on Man O'War BLVD and then a left at Walmart.

b)

My house is located at 80.00235 degrees north and 32.1774 degrees east.

c)

Turn right out of Hayes parking lot and then left at the big tree.

d)

Turn right at the second stop light and then stay straight for 3.2 miles.

57.
This picture is an example of which theme of geography?
a)
Location
b)
Place
c)
Human-Environment Interaction
d)
Movement
58.
a)
Movement
b)
Region
c)
Human-Environment Interaction
d)
Location
59.
People in New York use the underground subway to get around
a)
Place
b)
Location
c)
Movement
d)
Region
60.
The rocky mountain states include Idaho, Montana, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, and Utah
a)
Human Environment Interaction
b)
Movement
c)
Absolute Location
d)
Region
61.
The amount of cars on the road has led to a high amount of smog in cities
a)
Absolute Location
b)
Movement
c)
Human Environment Interaction
d)
Place: Physical Characteristic
62.
Austin, Texas is located at 30 degrees N, 90 degrees W
a)
Absolute location
b)
Relative location
c)
place
d)
region
63.
Oklahoma is north of Texas
a)
Movement
b)
Relative Location
c)
Absolute Location
d)
Region
64.
You can find the Bahamas __________ of the States.
a)
North
b)
West
c)
Southeast
d)
Northeast
65.
What question does the theme of place ask?
a)
“What is it like?” (or “What makes this place different from other places?”)
b)
Where is it?
c)
How do people and the environment interact?
d)
What do places have in common?
66.
What are flora and fauna?
a)
Birds and Deer
b)
Baby animals
c)
Plants and beasts
d)
Themes of Geography
67.
What did Egyptian farmers use the Nile flood to do?
a)
It was an excuse to take a vacation
b)
Go swimming
c)
Destroy their enemies fields
d)
Grow food
68.
Only people move.
a)
True
b)
False
69.
A cultural region might have a common tongue.
a)
True
b)
False
70.
What is a Region
a)
Tells us ways in which the places in an area are alike
b)
Tells us what makes an area special and what makes it different from every other area
c)
Tells us where people and places are
71.
What is movement?
a)
Tells us how people, goods, recourses, and ideas move from one place to another
b)
Tells us what makes an area special and what makes it different from every other area
c)
Tells us ways in which the places in an area are alike.
72.
What is location?
a)
Tells us where people and places are
b)
Tells us what makes an area special and what makes it different from every other area.
c)
Tells how people, goods, resources, and ideas move from one place to another.
73.
Latitude lines run
a)
East/West
b)
North/South
74.
Longitude lines run _________.
a)
East/West
b)
North South
75.
People leaving their homes in Syria and travelling to Turkey to avoid ISIS is an example of which?
a)
Human-Environment Interaction
b)
Movement
c)
Absolute Location
d)
Relative Location
76.
The Middle East is an example of which?
a)
Human-Environment Interaction
b)
Relative Location
c)
Movement
d)
Region
77.
The fact that Africa is south of Europe is an example of which?
a)
Movement
b)
Absolute Location
c)
Relative Location
d)
Place
78.
Biochemical warfare that pollutes the water in a country is an example of which?
a)
Place
b)
Human-Environment Interaction
c)
Region
d)
Movement
79.
The European Union is a group of countries that share similar economic and government policies, in addition to all being located near one another and sharing a common history.
a)
Human Environment Interaction
b)
Place
c)
Region
d)
Location
80.
The states in the area known as the "Southwest" of the United States are often grouped together because they are very hot and dry desert-like areas.
a)
Region
b)
Location
c)
Human Environment Interaction
d)
Movement
81.
What is the acronym to remember the Five Themes of Geography?
a)
MAD
b)
MRHELP
c)
PIG
d)
COW
82.
Where is it exactly on the Earth?
a)
Place
b)
Perfect Location
c)
Absolute Location
d)
Relative Location
83.
Where is it?
a)
Place
b)
Location
c)
Movement
d)
Region
84.
In an urban community, you would find________.
a)
large, open areas of land
b)
skyscrapers
c)
large backyards
d)
one story schools
85.
What is another word for rural?
a)
countryside
b)
city
c)
suburban
d)
crop
86.
What is the Relative Location of the Gulf of Mexico?
a)
west of Houston
b)
85 degrees W by 27 degrees N
c)
85 degrees N by 27 degrees W
d)
west of Miami
87.
Using lines of latitude and longitude to find an exact location is...
a)
Absolute Location
b)
Relative Location
c)
Prime Meridian
d)
Place