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Five Themes of Geography

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are we studying when we ask questions about various people and places around the world?

a)

geography

b)

cartography

c)

mathematics

d)

science

2.

Which theme of geography helps us understand how and why places are connected?

a)

location

b)

place

c)

region

d)

movement

3.

Which theme of geography helps us understand what a location is like?

a)

location

b)

place

c)

region

d)

movement

4.

The words close, near, above, or below can be used to describe _______________?

a)

relative location

b)

absolute location

c)

compass rose

d)

coordinate grid

5.

What is the exact location of something called?

a)

relative location

b)

absolute location

c)

compass rose

d)

coordinate grid

6.

What is a tool we can use to show the absolute location of a place?

a)

relative location

b)

absolute location

c)

compass rose

d)

coordinate grid

7.

What theme helps us describe what location is like?

a)

location

b)

region

c)

place

d)

movement

8.

_____________ are part of the natural environment of a place.

a)

human characteristics

b)

physical characteristics

c)

coordinate grid

d)

cartography

9.

_________ _____________ are the human ideas and interactions of a place.

a)

human characteristics

b)

physical characteristics

c)

coordinate grid

d)

cartography

10.

What are the three basic needs of people?

a)

food, pets, clothing

b)

food, shelter, clothing

c)

friends, shelter, clothing

d)

food, shelter, movemnt

11.

What theme refers to the relationship between people and the environment?

a)

place

b)

location

c)

movement

d)

human-environment interaction

12.

Why do people modify their environment?

a)

to meet their basic needs

b)

to help others

c)

to show their creativity

d)

to show people where something is

13.

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

a)

movement and migration

b)

region

c)

human-environment interaction

d)

place

14.

What theme describes an area with a unifying characteristic?

a)

place

b)

region

c)

location

d)

movement

15.

What are some physical characteristics that regions can share?

a)

landforms, climates, bodies of water

b)

human-environment interaction

c)

cars, movies, fashion

d)

leaders, stores, jobs

16.

What human characteristics are part of the regions theme?

a)

landforms, climate, bodies of water

b)

human-environment interaction

c)

food, clothing, and shelter

d)

culture and econonmics