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Themes of Geography

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Changes people make to the natural environment to meet their needs

a)

Adaptations

b)

Modifications

c)

Immigration

d)

Movement

2.

The study of human and natural features on the Earth

a)

Place

b)

Location

c)

Human-Environment Interaction

d)

Geography

3.

Adjustments people make in their lives to better fit an environment

a)

Human Factors

b)

Imports

c)

Adaptations

d)

Modifications

4.

Tells where a point is on the Earth's surface

a)

Location

b)

Place

c)

Movement

d)

Region

5.

Goods that are sent out of the country

a)

Imports

b)

Region

c)

Exports

d)

Movement

6.

The description of what a location looks like

a)

Region

b)

Location

c)

Place

d)

Geography

7.

Goods that are brought into the country

a)

Imports

b)

Exports

c)

Human Factors

d)

Movement

8.

Places united by shared characteristics

a)

Relative Location

b)

Geographic Factors

c)

Region

d)

Transportation

9.

The ways in which people and goods move

a)

Human Factors

b)

Transportation

c)

Immigration

d)

Adaptations

10.

The exchange of people, goods, and ideas around the world

a)

Place

b)

Region

c)

Human Factors

d)

Movement

11.

Moving from one country to another

a)

Migration

b)

Transportation

c)

Immigration

d)

Relative Location

12.

The way physical processes and nature can affect people and vice versa

a)

Human-Environment Interaction

b)

Movement

c)

Human Factors

d)

Migration

13.

Moving from one place to another

a)

Immigration

b)

Migration

c)

Location

d)

Movement

14.

Provides the exact point a place is found

a)

Relative Location

b)

Location

c)

Absolute Location

d)

Geographic Factors

15.

Things people have contributed to a place

a)

Geographic Factors

b)

Human Factors

c)

Human-Environment Interaction

d)

Exports

16.

Gives an estimate of where a place is found

a)

Location

b)

Absolute Location

c)

Place

d)

Relative Location

17.

The natural features of a place

a)

Human Factors

b)

Place

c)

Geographic Factors

d)

Modifications

18.

What are the coordinates for point B on this map?

a)

150 degrees West, 0 degrees

b)

30 degrees North, 30 degrees West

c)

0 degrees, 150 degrees West

d)

150 degrees East, 0 degrees

19.

What are the coordinates for point E on this map?

a)

30 degrees North, 150 degrees East

b)

30 degrees South, 150 degrees West

c)

0 degrees, 150 degrees West

d)

50 degrees North, 70 degrees East

20.

Which two choices are examples of absolute location?

a)

The White House is at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. in Washington, D.C.

b)

I live down the street from Mrs. Borlin.

c)

Iowa is west of Illinois and Indiana

d)

The landmark is at 30 degrees North, 120 degrees West.

21.

My house is three doors down from my aunt's house. This is an example of which type of location?

a)

Absolute Location

b)

Relative Location

22.

Which of these would be an example of a human factor of the place in the picture?

a)

There is a vast waterway nearby.

b)

There are many tall, modern buildings very close together, so this would be a very large city.

c)

There is not a lot of usable, open land in this place.

23.

Choose the example of a geographic factor.

a)

People in this place eat a lot of Mexican food and speak Spanish.

b)

There are many old buildings with a rich history.

c)

It is a mountainous place with a very cold climate.

24.

Select all of the examples below of characteristics that places could have in common to form a region. (3 correct answers)

a)

Baseball Teams

b)

Landforms

c)

Cultural Traits

d)

Famous People

e)

Climate

25.

The Borlin family went on a road trip and visited many places throughout the Northeast. What's on the move?

a)

People

b)

Goods

c)

Ideas

26.

I wrote a letter to my grandmother to tell her about how school has been going. What's on the move?

a)

People

b)

Goods

c)

Ideas

27.

Corn was harvested from the field in Illinois and shipped to a market in Ohio. What's on the move?

a)

People

b)

Goods

c)

Ideas

28.

Adaptation or Modification: People board up their windows to prepare for a hurricane that is approaching.

a)

Adaptation

b)

Modification

29.

Adaptation or Modification: Some people in Alaska wear snowshoes to travel from place to place.

a)

Adaptation

b)

Modification

30.

Adaptation or Modification: We cleared a path in the woods behind our house so that we could go on hikes.

a)

Adaptation

b)

Modification