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Themes & Elements of Geography

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A specific description like this one is called an _______________

a)

Absolute location

b)

Relative location

c)

Marked Location

d)

Environment location

2.

This general description of where a place lies is called its ____________

a)

Absolute location

b)

Relative location

c)

Location

d)

Mapping location

3.

An area’s ___________________ includes its land, water, climate, plants and animals.

a)

Location

b)

Landscape

c)

Movement

d)

Environment

4.

The climate (temperature and rainfall) of an area

a)

Location

b)

Place

c)

Human - Environment

d)

Movement

e)

Regions

5.

This theme has both physical and human characteristics

a)

Location

b)

Place

c)

Human-Environment Interaction

d)

Movement

e)

Regions

6.

People changing the land causing deforestation, pollution, etc

a)

Location

b)

Place

c)

Human- Environment

d)

Movement

e)

Regions

7.

Movement is

a)

where something is

b)

the physical features of a place (buildings, area, city)

c)

The relationship between people an environment

d)

how people, products, information and ideas get from one place to another

8.

Define human-environment interaction

a)

Physical features of a place

b)

An objects absolute location

c)

Language

d)

relationship between humans and the environment they live in

9.

What best defines region

a)

explains where something is

b)

describes both the physical and human features of a building, area, city, etc.

c)

a group of places unified by a common feature

d)

how people, products, information and ideas get around from one place to another

10.

Which best defines culture

a)

a particular person's lifestyle

b)

all the elements that make up a society or civilization

c)

a particular segment that has interesting values

11.

Which branch of geography relates to people's culture and religious practices?

a)

Human geography

b)

Physical geography

12.

Latitude and Longitude belongs to which theme of geography

a)

Location

b)

Place

c)

HEI

d)

Movement

e)

Regions

13.

The overall topic of this map is

a)

Elements of a map

b)

Compass rose

c)

Scale

d)

Inset Map

14.

This is used to display the cardinal directions and their intermediate points.

a)

Compass Rose

b)

Title

c)

Inset Map

d)

Scale

15.

Using the box in the lower right hand corner can help you measure distance on a map

a)

Compass Rose

b)

Scale

c)

Legend

d)

Title

16.

Common features of an area (language, culture, etc.)

a)

Location

b)

Place

c)

HEI

d)

Movement

e)

Regions

17.

An area’s ___________________ includes its land, water, climate, plants and animals.

a)

Location

b)

Landscape

c)

Movement

d)

Environment

18.

Which essential element is connected to the themes of Movement and Human-Environment interaction?

a)

Physical Systems

b)

Places and Regions

c)

The Uses of Geography

d)

The World in Spatial Terms

19.

Which essential element of geography is NOT covered in the five themes?

a)

Physical Systems

b)

The Uses of Geography

c)

Environment and Society

d)

The World in Spatial Terms

20.

The land, water, climate, plants, and animals of an area

a)

society

b)

region

c)

environment

d)

surroundings