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Worksheets5 Themes of Geography Review
Total questions: 66
Worksheet time: 35mins
Athens, Greece is located at 37 degrees north latitude and 23 degrees east longitude. This is an example of:
relative location
place
human-envioronment interaction
absolute location
Thousands of people emigrated from Haiti to the Dominican Republic because an earthquake destroyed their homes in Haiti. This is an example of which theme of geography?
Human-Environment Interaction
Movement
Absolute Location
Relative Location
When we describe a place by saying it has "large mountains and beautiful lakes," we are describing the place by its:
human characteristics
physical characteristics
Hershey Park is located east of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. This is an example of:
absolute location
relative location
region
human-environment interaction
The United States Capitol building is one the most famous landmarks in Washington, D.C. Which theme of geography does the Capitol building represent?
movement
region
place
location
Which theme of geography does the image represent?
location
place
region
movement
The geography theme movement includes the communication of ideas and information among people. Which of the following is NOT a way people communicate ideas and information?
cell phone
internet
airplane
television
Cinco de Mayo is an annual celebration held on May 5th in Mexico. Cinco de Mayo is an example of a:
physical characteristc
human characterstic
The imaginary line that divides the earth into the northern and southern hemispheres is called:
prime meridian
equator
latitude
longitude
The imaginary line that runs north and south and divides the earth into the western and eastern hemispheres is called:
equator
prime meridian
latitiude
longitude
Satellites communicate information all over the world. This is an example of which themes of geography?
human-environment interaction
movement
location
place
Many items we use everyday are sent from China to the United States on large cargo ships. Which theme of geography does this represent?
location
place
region
movement
The Equator is at which line?
The Latitude line at 0°
The Longitude line at 0°
The Latitude line at 90°
The Longitude line at 90°
The Prime Meridian is at which line?
The Latitude line at 0°
The Longitude line at 0°
The Latitude line at 90°
The Longitude line at 90°
Lima is located at what coordinates?
15°N/ 75°E
15°S/ 75°W
75°S/ 15°W
15°N/ 75°W
Which city is located at 12°S/131°E
Capetown
Darwin
Casablanca
Tokyo
Which city is located at 33°N/8°W
Mexico City
Casablanca
San Francisco
Tokyo
What is Absolute Location?
An exact location, like an address or GPS coordinates
General area, like giving someone directions (Its by the 7/11)
What is Relative Location?
An exact location, like an address or GPS coordinates
General area, like giving someone directions (Its by the 7/11)
What is a push factor?
Something that makes people want to LEAVE a country or place
Something that makes people want to COME to a country or place.
When the government is pushing people out of their country by law.
How determined that person is to leave the country.
What is a pull factor?
Something that makes people want to LEAVE a country or place
Something that makes people want to COME to a country or place.
When the government is pulling people in to their country by law.
How determined that person is to leave the country.
Movement is how what three things move?
Ideas
Goods
People
Water
Mark all physical features in the image attached.
Boats
Trees
Roads
Docks
River
________ is Southwest of Africa .
North America
Europe
Australia
South America
The Atlantic Ocean touches all of the continents EXCEPT
Australia
North America
Africa
Europe
The spread of religion from one region to another is an example of which of the 5 Themes of Geography?
Location
Place
Movement
Human Environment Interaction
All of the following are examples of physical characteristics EXCEPT?
Mountains
Buildings
Rivers
Canyons
Which of the following is not a theme of geography?
Place
Region
Movement
Longitude
The physical and human characteristics of a location is called...?
Movement
Region
Human Environment Interaction
Location
Place
Which is not an example of a pull factor?
Economic Opportunities
Religious Freedom
War
Better Education
Which is an example of a push factor?
Poverty
Political Freedom
Better Lifestyle
Availability of Resources
The development of a worldwide economy where resources flow fairly freely across borders.
Globalization
Economy
GDP
Economic Independence
What are some negatives of globalization?
Workers are exploited in sweatshops
Pollution and deforestation
Low wages for factory workers in Asia and Africa
All of the answers are correct
What are some positives of globalization?
Cheap sneakers and clothes
Cheap electronics
Information is easy to access and it travels quickly (internet and social media)
All of the answers are correct
adjusting the way we live in or around landforms to meet our needs
human adaptation
non-renewable resource
technological innovation
human geograpy
humans change the environment around them to meet their needs
climate
technological innovation
physical geography
human modification
the weather conditions prevailing in an area in general or over a long period
climate
renewable resource
human modification
Adapt means...
to rely on
to change to fit a new situation
to change or make different
Modify means...
to rely on
to change to fit a new situation
to change or make different
Depend means...
to rely on
to change to fit a new situation
to change or make different
Mrs. Coates decides that she would like to see more plant life being grown around South Tama. She goes out to the back of the school and has some of her Science students start cultivating (digging up) the land to use to plant some crops.
Adapt
Modify
Depend
Ms. Scovill, an environmental activist, presents at the local South Tama Eco-Friendly Conference where she discusses the importance of resources. She states that using renewable energy sources such as wind, solar, and hydroelectric are important to meet our needs in the world today.
Adapt
Modify
Depend
Tornado Alley is the name given to a group of states that gets more tornadoes than any other place on earth each year. Tornado Alley is an example of which theme of geography?
location
place
region
movement
What is Region?
The mix of human and physical features of a location
How humans affect the environment and how the environment affects humans
How and why ideas, humans, and objects get from place to place
Areas of the world with common physical, human, and cultural connections
Where a place in on Earth
