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5 Themes of Geography

Total questions: 34

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
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
2.
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?
3.

22 degrees South, 57 degrees East, is an example of...

a)

Absolute location

b)

Relative location

4.

Pick the definition for Location.

a)

The features of a location that distinguish it from other places.

b)

Position of something on earth's surface.

c)

The way ideas, materials, and people get around

d)

The best way to show location.

5.

Pick the definition of place.

a)

The features of a location that distinguish it from other places.

b)

Position of something on earth's surface.

c)

The best way to show location.

d)

The way ideas, materials, and people get around.

6.

Human-environment interaction is the relationship between _____ and _____.

a)

people and the world

b)

people and the government

c)

people and other people

d)

People and farms

7.

Farmers have to clear and water land so crops can grow.

a)

Location

b)

Place

c)

Region

d)

Movement

e)

Human-environment interaction

8.

The transportation of goods, people, diseases, and ideas.

a)

Location

b)

Place

c)

Human-environment interaction

d)

Movement

e)

Region

9.

When places share a common characteristic

or set of characteristics

a)

Location

b)

Place

c)

Human-environment interaction

d)

Movement

e)

Region

10.

The relationship between people and their environment

a)

Movement

b)

Region

c)

Human Environment Interaction

d)

Location

e)

Place

11.

The image above represents which theme of

geography?

a)

Location

b)

Region

c)

Human Environment Interaction

d)

Movement

e)

Place

12.

An example is giving someone directions and telling them you're waiting across the road from 7/11 gas station.

a)

Absolute Location

b)

Relative Location

13.
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
14.
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
15.
A general location of one place to another described with direction or distance words is...
a)
absolute location
b)
relative location
16.
Which theme includes how humans adapt, modify or depend on the environment?
a)
movement
b)
place
c)
region
d)
human environment interaction
17.

Which geography theme helps us understand how people, goods, information, and ideas move from one place to another?

a)

human environment interaction

b)

regions

c)

movement

d)

location

18.
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
19.

20 degrees South Latitude, and 50 degrees West Longitude is which type of location?

a)

absolute

b)

relative

20.

A description of Canada as "north of the United States" is an example of which location.

a)

absolute

b)

relative

21.

What kind of map would be the most useful for showing the location of cities in Germany?

a)

Political map

b)

Physical map

c)

Road map

d)

Thematic map

22.
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
23.
These are features that occur naturally.  (Examples: rivers, lakes, dunes, mountains)
a)
human-environment interaction
b)
physical
c)
human
d)
region
24.

The people who built this house used the wood and leaves from trees in the rainforest where they live. Which theme of geography does the image represent?

a)

location

b)

place

c)

human-environment interaction

d)

movement

25.

When we describe a place by saying it has "large mountains and beautiful lakes," we are describing the place by its:

a)

human characteristics

b)

physical characteristics

26.

_______________is the study of places on the earth.

a)

Cartography

b)

Geometry

c)

Geography

d)

Maps

27.

___________is the study of natural parts of the earth.

a)

Natural geography

b)

Human geography

c)

Physical geography

d)

Tr. Will geography

28.

____________________ is the study of how humans interact with the world.

a)

People geography

b)

Person geography

c)

Humanity geography

d)

Human geography

29.

What is this picture showing us?

a)

weather

b)

climate

c)

biomes

d)

rules

30.

What is this picture showing us?

a)

biomes

b)

climate

c)

weather

d)

rules

31.

What is this picture showing us?

a)

biomes

b)

climate

c)

weather

d)

rules

32.

What climate region is this picture showing us?

a)

tropical

b)

polar

c)

sub-tropical

d)

desert

33.

What biome is this picture showing us?

a)

desert

b)

tropical

c)

polar

d)

continental

34.

What biome is in this picture?

a)

continental

b)

polar

c)

sub-tropical

d)

tropical