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The Five themes of Geography Study Set

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are we doing when we study geography?

a)

We are going to recess

b)

We are asking questions about various people and places around the world.

c)

We are asking questions about mathematics.

d)

all of the above

2.

What are the five themes of Geography?

a)

person, place, things, location & region

b)

region, person, states, rivers, & towns

c)

movement, region, human/environment interaction, location, and place

3.

What is NOT part of the NATURAL(not made by humans) environment of a place?

a)

landforms

b)

bodies of water

c)

climate and soil

d)

roads and highways

e)

biomes & animal life

4.

When we talk about the ways we depend on our environment, it means we:

a)

A. identify the natural resources around us

b)

B. use those natural resources to help us meet our basic needs

c)

C. Both A & B

5.

What are some ways we modify the environment?

a)

people build homes, schools, and roads

b)

help us meet our basic needs

c)

food, shelter, and clothing

d)

All answer choices

6.

What are the 3 basic needs of people?

a)

homes, schools, and roads

b)

food, shelter, and clothing

c)

McDonalds, television, and cell phones

d)

All of the answer choices

7.

True or False: We can use a coordinate grid to find Absolute location.

a)

true

b)

false

8.

What theme refers to the movement of people, ideas, and materials?

a)

movement and migration

b)

region

c)

place

d)

location

9.

True or False: Regions can share landforms, climates, and bodies of water.

a)

true

b)

false

10.

You can ask a cartographer to help you if you want to find your way around. What does a cartographer do?

a)

They make shoes.

b)

They make maps.

c)

They build houses.

d)

They make cars.

11.

What is a continent?

a)

a large body of water

b)

a large area of land

c)

The Earth is made up of 2/3 of water.

d)

The Earth is made up of 1/3 of land.

12.

True or Fales: There are seven continents.

a)

true

b)

false

13.

Which continent is the largest?

a)

South America

b)

Asia

c)

North America

d)

Australia

14.

Which continent is the smallest?

a)

South America

b)

Asia

c)

North America

d)

Australia

15.

Which continent do you live on?

a)

South America

b)

Europe

c)

North America

d)

Australia