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5 Themes Study Guide for Test

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 38mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are the 5 Themes of Geography?

a)

Region, Human-Environment Interaction, Location, Weather, and Place

b)

Movement, Region, Human-Environment Interaction, Location, and Place

c)

Place, Movement, Location, Region, and Human-Alien Interactions

d)

Absolute Location, Relative Location, Climate, Vegetation, and Movement

2.
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
3.

The sentence below best shows which subcategory and theme of geography?


Luna Lovegood lives near Ottery St. Catchopole in Devon.

a)

relative location

b)

absolute location

4.

Which type of location am I referring to when I say: "Arkansas is south of Missouri"?

a)

absolute

b)

relative

5.

A navigation system that allows people to determine their exact location is _____________.

a)

GPS

b)

Equator

c)

geography

d)

Prime Meridian

6.

The Appalachian Mountains are east of the Rocky Mountains.

This is an example of ________________.

a)

Place: Physical

b)

Absolute Location

c)

Place: Human

d)

Relative Location

7.

True or False: Stating “The island is (64°N ,16°E)" is an example of absolute location.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

Absolute Location is a specific place on the Earth.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

What question does the theme of place ask?

a)

“What is it like when you get there?”

b)

Where is it?

c)

How do people and the environment interact?

d)

What do places have in common?

10.
Examples of human characteristics:
a)
trees, mountains
b)
river, lakes
c)
buildings, bridges, roads
d)
desert, snow
11.
Examples of physical characteristics
a)
mountains, lakes, rivers
b)
white house, mount rushmore
c)
schools, resturants
d)
factory, bridges
12.

The Golden Gate Bridge over the San Fransisco Bay is an example of ___________________

a)

Place: Human and Physical

b)

Place: Physical

c)

Place: Human

13.

The United States Capitol building is one the most famous landmarks in Washington, D.C., and is and example of _______________.

a)

movement

b)

region

c)

place

d)

location

14.

The Alamo, the Riverwalk Mall, and the Space Center in Houston are all famous ___________________ in Texas.

a)

Locations

b)

Places

c)

Regions

15.

What is the question for movement?

a)

Where is it?

b)

How do people, goods, and ideas get around?

c)

What does it look like?

16.

Which 3 are examples of MOVEMENT?

a)

Getting Sports Illustrated for Kids in the mail.

b)

Building a dam.

c)

Using a tractor trailer to send freshly caught tuna to a processing plant.

d)

Missionaries traveling to South America.

e)

Building a house with a steep roof so snow can slide off.

17.

What is a real life example of Movement?

a)

Pollution

b)

Latitude & Longitude

c)

Importation of Oil

d)

Midwest

e)

Mountains and Culture

18.

The New York City public transportation, or the subway, is an example of the movement of _________________.

a)

goods

b)

people

c)

ideas

19.

This picture best represents which subcategory of movement?

a)

goods

b)

people

c)

ideas

20.

Trade items from South America are shipped through the Panama Canal to the United States.

a)

movement of goods

b)

movement of ideas

c)

movement of people

21.

The sentence below best shows which subcategory of the movement theme?


The Daily Prophet communicates the news to the students at Hogwarts.

a)

movement of ideas

b)

movement of people

c)

movement of goods

22.

Road signs informing you which direction to go is...

a)

movement of ideas

b)

movement of goods

c)

movement of people

23.

Sharing your famous spaghetti recipe online is an example of __.

a)

movement of ideas

b)

movement of goods

c)

movement of people

24.

What is a pull factor?

a)

Something that makes people want to LEAVE a country or place

b)

Something that makes people want to COME to a country or place.

25.

What is a push factor?

a)

Something that makes people want to LEAVE a country or place

b)

Something that makes people want to COME to a country or place.

26.

Many people from China moved to the US during the Gold Rush

a)

push factor

b)

pull factor

27.

People leaving their homes in Syria and traveling to Turkey to avoid ISIS is an example of a _______________

a)

push factor

b)

pull factor

28.

What is the question for Region?

a)

Where it is?

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?

29.

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

a)

Location

b)

Place

c)

Human-environment interaction

d)

Movement

e)

Region

30.

Which of the following could define physical region?

a)

a language

b)

a religion

c)

a mountain range

d)

a building

31.

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

a)

True

b)

False

32.

China, Japan, and South Korea are found in East Asia.

a)

political region

b)

cultural region

c)

physical region

d)

functional region

33.

This picture best represents which of the following?

a)

physical region

b)

cultural region

c)

political region

34.

When we say we live in the South, we are describing a __________ region.

a)

political

b)

cultural

c)

physical

35.

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

a)

political region

b)

cultural region

c)

physical region

d)

functional region

36.

Maine, known for their delicious lobster, is an example of a _______________ region.

a)

political

b)

cultural

c)

physical

37.
What question does the theme: Human Environment Interaction ask?
a)
How do humans negatively impact the earth?
b)
What is the relationship between humans and the environment?  
c)
How are humans and their environment similar?
38.

Modify means...

a)

to rely on

b)

to change to fit a new situation

c)

to change or make different

39.

Adapt means...

a)

rely on

b)

change to fit a new situation

c)

to change something or make it different

40.

Depend means...

a)

to rely on

b)

to change to fit a new situation

c)

to change or make different

41.

Which of the following is an example of modifying the environment?

a)

city planners constructing highways and buildings

b)

constructing a dam to control flooding

c)

cutting down trees to build a new subdivision

d)

all of the above

42.

Which of the following is an example of humans adapting to their environment?

a)

people wearing heavy coats in an Alaskan winter

b)

people using air conditioning in the summer

c)

people building a bridge to cross a river

d)

all of the above

43.

People depend on the environment for

a)

food, language, and region

b)

clothing, culture, and politics

c)

food, clothing, and shelter

44.
How we impact the world and the world impacts us
a)
movement
b)
Human environment interaction
c)
location
d)
place
45.
a)

Adapt

b)

Modify

c)

Depend

46.
a)

Adapt

b)

Modify

c)

Depend

47.

People in the south paint their houses light colors to reflect the heat in order to _________________ the environment.

a)

modify

b)

adapt to

c)

depend upon

48.

This picture represents which subcategory and theme of geography?

a)

ideas Movement

b)

modify HEI

c)

cultural Region

49.
How do humans affect their environment?
a)
positvely
b)
negatively
c)
both
50.
How does the environment affect humans?
a)
positively 
b)
negatively
c)
both