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WorksheetsGeography Themes Enrich
Total questions: 63
Worksheet time: 1hrs 3mins
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Class
Date
1.
The five themes of geography are useful because...
a)
they teach us how to take notes about world events
b)
they help us organize information about our world
c)
they keep geographers employed
d)
they prepare us for social studies
2.
Absolute and relative are two ways of describing the theme of...
a)
regions
b)
movement
c)
location
d)
human environment interaction
3.
Which is NOT an example of absolute location?
a)
"Katie's Restaurant is near the high school"
b)
35°N, 52°W
c)
6636 Northwest Road
d)
61°4′S, 21°15′E
4.
A general location of one place to another described with direction or distance words is...
a)
absolute location
b)
relative location
5.
Which is NOT a description of relative location?
a)
6636 Northwest Road
b)
behind the high school
c)
2 miles south of Northwestern Elementary School
d)
between the bus garage and the high school
6.
The human and physical features of a location are included in which theme?
a)
location
b)
region
c)
place
d)
movement
7.
Which is NOT an example of a human feature?
a)
Tiger Stadium
b)
Blue Mountain
c)
Northwestern Lehigh MIddle School
d)
the bus garage
8.
Which is an example of a physical feature?
a)
the Atlantic Ocean
b)
Northwestern Lehigh High School
c)
Tiger Stadium
d)
Route 78
9.
Which theme includes how humans adapt, modify or depend on the environment?
a)
movement
b)
place
c)
region
d)
human environment interaction
10.
Which is an example of how humans modify the environment?
a)
we salt the roads when they get icy
b)
we wear warmer clothes in winter
c)
we wear sunscreen while outside in summer
d)
we use gasoline to power our vehicles
11.
Which is NOT a way humans adapt the environment to meet their needs?
a)
farmers plow the fields to plant crops
b)
we build roads to travel from place to place
c)
we clear forests to build neighborhoods
d)
we fish in our rivers and streams
12.
Which is NOT an example of movement of people?
a)
passengers flying on an airplane
b)
commuters travelling from home to work in their cars
c)
mail delivery of a package to your house
d)
a subway in a large city
13.
Which is NOT an example of movement of ideas?
a)
learning about a war while watching the news on TV
b)
reading a message from the principal in your Gmail account
c)
reading an article about the president in the newspaper
d)
a family flying on airplane to their vacation
14.
The theme that helps us understand one area in terms of a unifying feature that it shares in common with another area is...
a)
place
b)
region
c)
location
d)
movement
15.
Which is an example of a geographic region?
a)
Lehigh County
b)
Pennsylvania
c)
Philadelphia
d)
The Rocky Mountains
16.
Which is NOT an example of a political region?
a)
Lehigh County
b)
the Sahara Desert
c)
The United States of America
d)
Northwestern Lehigh School District
17.
Which image better illustrates the human characteristics of place?
a)
Left
b)
Right
18.
Which theme is represented in the following image?
a)
Region
b)
Place
c)
Human/ Environment Interaction
d)
Movement
19.
Which theme is represented in the following statement?
a)
Region
b)
Movement
c)
Place
d)
Location
20.
The following statement is an example of which theme?
a)
Region
b)
Human/ Environment Interaction
c)
Place
d)
Location
21.
When humans change the environment, we are doing which type of Human/Environment Interaction?
a)
Depend
b)
Adapt
c)
Modify
22.
Which of these is NOT a type of movement geographers study?
a)
Animal
b)
Human
c)
Goods
d)
Ideas
23.
What type of movement is being illustrated in the following images?
a)
These images do not show movement
b)
Human
c)
Goods
d)
Ideas
24.
Which theme is the following an example of?
a)
Place
b)
Region
c)
Location
d)
Movement
25.
Which theme groups areas by similiar characteristics?
a)
Place
b)
Movement
c)
Region
d)
Human/ Environment Interaction
26.
Bill moved to a beach house in Florida. His new house is on stilts so that when it floods, the water will not damage the house. This is an example of which type of Human/ Environment Interaction?
a)
Depend
b)
Adapt
c)
Modify
27.
Which theme is illustrated in the following statement?
a)
Human Place
b)
Absolute Location
c)
Human Movement
d)
Relative Location
28.
Which theme is represented in the following statement?
a)
Human/ Environment Interaction
b)
Physical Place
c)
Human Place
d)
Movement
29.
Which theme is represented in the following statement?
a)
Absolute Location
b)
Relative Location
c)
Region
d)
Place
30.
Which type of human/ environment interaction is represented in the following statement?
a)
Depend
b)
Adapt
c)
Modify
31.
Which theme is represented in the following statement?
a)
Region
b)
Location
c)
Movement
d)
Place
32.
Which theme attempts to answer the question, "What is it like there?"
a)
Location
b)
Place
c)
Region
d)
Movement
33.
Social media is one way that we...
a)
use GPS
b)
understand the unique characteristics of an area
c)
spread ideas around the world
34.
A climate map is one way to show areas with similar characteristics. This represents which of the five themes?
a)
Location
b)
Region
c)
Place
d)
Human/ Environment
35.
All of the following are examples of Human characteristics EXCEPT
a)
The Golden Gate Bridge
b)
The Pacific Ocean
c)
The Twin Towers
d)
The Eiffel Tower
36.
Which of the following is an example of absolute location?
a)
42.3314° N, 83.0458° W
b)
Two blocks south of HyVee
c)
Across the street from McDonald's
d)
NorthStar Elementary School
37.
What do we use to find absolute location?
a)
latitude and longitude
b)
the equator and international dateline
c)
a GPS and an XLP
d)
landmarks and distances
38.
What question does the theme of place ask?
a)
“What is it like?” (or “What makes this place different from other places?”)
b)
Where is it?
c)
How do people and the environment interact?
d)
What do places have in common?
39.
How do we modify the environment?
a)
We build irrigation ditches
b)
We build landfills
c)
We build dams
d)
All of the above
40.
What is the question for movement?
a)
Where is it?
b)
How do people and ideas get around?
c)
What does it look like?
41.
What does it look like when you get there? What theme of geography is this?
a)
Place
b)
Location
c)
Region
d)
Human environment interaction
42.
What is the question for Region?
a)
Where it is?
b)
What does it look like when you get there?
c)
What do locations have in common?
d)
What do people do to the environment?
43.
What is the question for place?
a)
What does it look like when you get there?
b)
How do people get places?
c)
What do locations have in common?
d)
Where is it?
44.
Which of the following is an example of absolute location?
a)
Take a right on Man O'War BLVD and then a left at Walmart.
b)
My house is located at 80.00235 degrees north and 32.1774 degrees east.
c)
Turn right out of Hayes parking lot and then left at the big tree.
d)
Turn right at the second stop light and then stay straight for 3.2 miles.
45.
This picture is an example of which theme of geography?
a)
Location
b)
Place
c)
Human-Environment Interaction
d)
Movement
46.
People in New York use the underground subway to get around
a)
Place
b)
Location
c)
Movement
d)
Region
47.
a)
Movement
b)
Region
c)
Human-Environment Interaction
d)
Location
48.
The rocky mountain states include Idaho, Montana, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, and Utah
a)
Human Environment Interaction
b)
Movement
c)
Absolute Location
d)
Region
49.
The amount of cars on the road has led to a high amount of smog in cities
a)
Absolute Location
b)
Movement
c)
Human Environment Interaction
d)
Place: Physical Characteristic
50.
Austin, Texas is located at 30 degrees N, 90 degrees W
a)
Absolute location
b)
Relative location
c)
place
d)
region
51.
The United States imports a great deal of products from other countries
a)
Region
b)
Relative Location
c)
Movement
d)
Human environment interaction
52.
Oklahoma is north of Texas
a)
Movement
b)
Relative Location
c)
Absolute Location
d)
Region
53.
The Five Themes of Geography are the Following:
a)
Place, Region, Interaction, Land-forms, Movement
b)
Place, Region, Interaction, Location, Movement
c)
People, Race, Interaction, Location Movement
d)
Power, Region, Interaction, Location Movement
54.
Relative location is:
a)
Latitude and Longitude
b)
Given by GPS
c)
a general location, not specific
d)
a specific place:
55.
Absolute location is:
a)
general
b)
not used on GPS
c)
is saying that Two Rivers is in East Hartford
d)
uses latitude and longitude to give a specific area
56.
Cutting down trees to build houses is an example of which?
a)
Location
b)
Place
c)
Human-Environment Interaction
d)
Movement
57.
People leaving their homes in Syria and travelling to Turkey to avoid ISIS is an example of which?
a)
Human-Environment Interaction
b)
Movement
c)
Absolute Location
d)
Relative Location
58.
The states in the area known as the "Southwest" of the United States are often grouped together because they are very hot and dry desert-like areas.
a)
Region
b)
Location
c)
Human Environment Interaction
d)
Movement
59.
Which of the following is NOT a theme of geography?
a)
place
b)
location
c)
history
d)
human-environment interaction
60.
People cutting down trees, creating watersheds, draining wetlands and polluting soil are all examples of this theme.
a)
regions
b)
movement
c)
human-environment interaction
d)
location
61.
Which of the following are examples of the human features of a place?
a)
traditions and population
b)
occupations and language
c)
education and cultures
d)
all of the above
62.
The theme of geography that answers the question “How do goods, ideas, and people get from one area to another is called ?
a)
Region
b)
Place
c)
Human Environment Interaction
d)
Movement
63.
The theme of geography that describes what it is like to live there using an area’s physical and human characteristics is
a)
Region
b)
Place
c)
Human Environment Interaction
d)
Movement
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