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5 Themes of Geography

Total questions: 130

Worksheet time: 1hrs 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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

a)

Location

b)

Place

c)

Human-environment interaction

d)

Movement

e)

Region

2.

When places share a common characteristic

or set of characteristics

a)

Location

b)

Place

c)

Human-environment interaction

d)

Movement

e)

Region

3.

The description of a location. What is it like there?

a)

Movement

b)

Region

c)

Human Environment Interaction

d)

Location

e)

Place

4.

The relationship between people and their environment

a)

Movement

b)

Region

c)

Human Environment Interaction

d)

Location

e)

Place

5.

Provides the exact address of a place or an estimate of where it can be found.

a)

Relative Location

b)

Absolute Location

6.

This picture to the right best represents which theme of

a)

Movement

b)

Region

c)

Human Environment Interaction

d)

Location

e)

Place

7.

The image above represents which theme of

geography?

a)

Location

b)

Region

c)

Human Environment Interaction

d)

Movement

e)

Place

8.

The image above best represents which theme of

geography?

a)

Movement

b)

Region

c)

Human Environment Interaction

d)

Location

e)

Place

9.

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

10.

Depend on, adapt to, or modify the environment.

a)

Movement

b)

Region

c)

Human Environment Interaction

d)

Location

e)

Place

11.

Places that are near each other and have something in common, either in a person's mind, or from defined borders are called _____.

a)

regions

b)

locations

c)

places

d)

states

12.

Which theme answer the question "Where is it?"

a)

Human Environment Interaction

b)

Place

c)

Location

d)

Region

13.

Which theme answers the question "How do ideas travel in and out of this place?"

a)

Human Environment Interaction

b)

Place

c)

Location

d)

Movement

14.

Which theme answers the question "What is it like there?"

a)

Place

b)

Human Environment Interaction

c)

Region

d)

Location

15.

Which theme answers the question "How have people adapted to the environment there?"

a)

Human Environment Interaction

b)

Place

c)

Movement

d)

Region

16.

Which theme answers the question "How can this place be divided into areas that have things in common?"

a)

Movement

b)

Region

c)

Place

d)

Location

17.

The country is 34 degrees north and 127 degrees east.

a)

Place

b)

Location

c)

Region

d)

Movement

18.

Greenville has the Danish Festival every year.

a)

Location

b)

Movement

c)

Place

d)

Region

19.

The ocean has become very polluted.

a)

Place

b)

Location

c)

Human Environment Interaction

d)

Region

20.

California is part of the western United States.

a)

Location

b)

Place

c)

Movement

d)

Region

21.

I called my friend to tell her what happened.

a)

Human Environment Interaction

b)

Movement

c)

Location

d)

Place

22.

I received a present in the mail from my grandma.

a)

Movement

b)

Place

c)

Location

d)

Human Environment Interaction

23.

Which theme looks at what it's like to live somewhere including human and physical characteristics?

a)

Movement

b)

Location

c)

Region

d)

Place

24.

Which theme involves the way people, goods, and ideas are shared?

a)

Human Environment Interaction

b)

Place

c)

Movement

d)

Location

25.

Which theme involves looking at certain areas that have something in common?

a)

Place

b)

Location

c)

Region

d)

Movement

26.
Cutting down trees to build houses is an example of which?
a)
Location
b)
Place
c)
Human-Environment Interaction
d)
Movement
27.
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
28.
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
29.
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
30.
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
31.
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?
32.
How do we modify the environment?
a)
We build irrigation ditches
b)
We build landfills
c)
We build dams
d)
All of the above
33.
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?
34.

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.

35.
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?
36.
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?
37.
This picture is an example of which theme of geography?
a)
Location
b)
Place
c)
Human-Environment Interaction
d)
Movement
38.
a)
Movement
b)
Region
c)
Human-Environment Interaction
d)
Location
39.
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?
40.
How do we modify the environment?
a)
We build irrigation ditches
b)
We build landfills
c)
We build dams
d)
All of the above
41.
What is the question for movement?
a)
Where is it?
b)
How do people and ideas get around?
c)
What does it look like?
42.
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
43.
People in New York use the underground subway to get around
a)
Place
b)
Location
c)
Movement
d)
Region
44.
Oklahoma is north of Texas
a)
Movement
b)
Relative Location
c)
Absolute Location
d)
Region
45.
The rocky mountain states include Idaho, Montana, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, and Utah
a)
Human Environment Interaction
b)
Movement
c)
Absolute Location
d)
Region
46.
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
47.
Austin, Texas is located at 30 degrees N, 90 degrees W
a)
Absolute location
b)
Relative location
c)
place
d)
region
48.
The United States imports a great deal of products from other countries
a)
Region
b)
Relative Location
c)
Movement
d)
Human environment interaction
49.

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.

50.

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

51.
a)
Movement
b)
Region
c)
Human-Environment Interaction
d)
Location
52.
People in New York use the underground subway to get around
a)
Place
b)
Location
c)
Movement
d)
Region
53.
The rocky mountain states include Idaho, Montana, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, and Utah
a)
Human Environment Interaction
b)
Movement
c)
Absolute Location
d)
Region
54.
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
55.
The United States imports a great deal of products from other countries
a)
Region
b)
Relative Location
c)
Movement
d)
Human environment interaction
56.

The Caribbean Islands are in or near the Atlantic Ocean.

a)
Movement
b)

Location

c)

Place

d)
Region
57.
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
58.

Which is an example of how humans depend on the environment?

a)

dumping waste into our rivers

b)

cooling our buildings with air conditioning

c)

plowing snowy roads

d)

using land to grow crops (agriculture/farming)

59.
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
60.

Air pollution coming from a factory smoke stack is an example of which theme?

a)

Place

b)

Movement

c)

Location

d)

Region

e)

H.E.I.

61.
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
62.
Absolute and relative are two ways of describing the theme of...
a)
regions
b)
movement
c)
location
d)
human environment interaction
63.
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
64.
A general location of one place to another described with direction or distance words is...
a)
absolute location
b)
relative location
65.
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
66.

The human and physical features of a location are included in which theme?

a)

location

b)

region

c)

place

d)

movement

67.
Which is NOT an example of a human feature?
a)
Tiger Stadium
b)
Blue Mountain
c)
Northwestern Lehigh MIddle School
d)
the bus garage
68.

Which is an example of a physical feature?

a)

the Atlantic Ocean

b)

Northwestern Lehigh High School

c)

Tiger Stadium

d)

Route 78

69.
Which theme includes how humans adapt, modify or depend on the environment?
a)
movement
b)
place
c)
region
d)
human environment interaction
70.
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
71.

Which is an example of how humans depend on the environment?

a)

dumping waste into our rivers

b)

cooling our buildings with air conditioning

c)

plowing snowy roads

d)

using land to grow crops (agriculture/farming)

72.
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
73.

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

74.

Which is NOT an example of movement of goods?

a)

students being transported to school on a school bus

b)

tractor trailers delivering products to a store

c)

delivery truck dropping milk products off at a restaurant

d)

cargo ship transporting items made in China to USA

75.

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

76.

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

77.
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
78.
Which is an example of a geographic region?
a)
Lehigh  County
b)
Pennsylvania
c)
Philadelphia
d)
The Rocky Mountains
79.
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
80.

40 degrees North and 55 degrees West is an example of which theme?

a)

Place

b)

Location

c)

Movement

d)

Region

e)

HEI

81.

desert, rain forest, Marion County are all examples of which theme?

a)

Place

b)

Movement

c)

Location

d)

Region

e)

H.E.I

82.

Relocating from one state to another is an example of...

a)

Place

b)

Movement

c)

Location

d)

Region

e)

H.E.I.

83.

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

a)

absolute

b)

relative

84.

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

85.

Which term refers to a group of places that have features in common?

a)

movement

b)

adaptation

c)

region

d)

location

86.

How we adapt to nature around us is...

a)

Place

b)

Movement

c)

Location

d)

Region

e)

H.E.I

87.

When you describe to someone what your community is like, you are referring to which theme of geography?

a)

Place

b)

Movement

c)

Location

d)

Region

e)

H.E.I.

88.
What is a Region
a)
Tells us ways in which the places in an area are alike
b)
Tells us what makes an area special and what makes it different from every other area
c)
Tells us where people and places are
89.
What is movement?
a)
Tells us how people, goods, recourses, and ideas move from one place to another
b)
Tells us what makes an area special and what makes it different from every other area
c)
Tells us ways in which the places in an area are alike.
90.
What is location?
a)
Tells us where people and places are
b)
Tells us what makes an area special and what makes it different from every other area.
c)
Tells how people, goods, resources, and ideas move from one place to another.
91.
Cutting down trees to build houses is an example of which?
a)
Location
b)
Place
c)
Human-Environment Interaction
d)
Movement
92.
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
93.
Biochemical warfare that pollutes the water in a country is an example of which?
a)
Place
b)
Human-Environment Interaction
c)
Region
d)
Movement
94.
The European Union is a group of countries that share similar economic and government policies, in addition to all being located near one another and sharing a common history.
a)
Human Environment Interaction
b)
Place
c)
Region
d)
Location
95.
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
96.

The statement: "The Eiffel Tower is located at 48° N, 2° E," is an example of which of the 5 Themes of Geography?

a)

Movement

b)

Region

c)

Place

d)

Location

97.

Farmers have to clear and water land so crops can grow is which theme of geography?

a)

Location

b)

Place

c)

Region

d)

Movement

e)

Human-environment interaction

98.

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. This describes which theme of geography?

a)

Region

b)

Location

c)

Human Environment Interaction

d)

Movement

99.

People in New York use the underground subway to get around is which theme of geography?

a)

Place

b)

Location

c)

Movement

d)

Region

100.

Oklahoma is north of Texas, is which theme of geography?

a)

Movement

b)

Relative Location

c)

Absolute Location

d)

Region

101.
All of the following are examples of Physical characteristics EXCEPT 
a)
The Empire State Building 
b)
Mountains 
c)
Rivers 
d)
Lakes
102.
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 
103.
A collection of places with similar features is called a
a)
Place
b)
Region
c)
Location 
d)
Human Environment Interaction 
104.
These are features that occur naturally.  (Examples: rivers, lakes, dunes, mountains)
a)
human-environment interaction
b)
physical
c)
human
d)
region
105.
These are features made by man.  (Examples:  schools, lighthouses, pier, fountains)
a)
physical
b)
place
c)
human
d)
location
106.
The pattern of weather in a place over many years is called
a)
environment
b)
climate
c)
precipitation
d)
horizon
107.
Lucky Peak Dam controls flooding, produces electricity, and helps provide water for irrigation.  This is an example of
a)
Human Environment Interaction
b)
Location
c)
Movement
d)
Place
108.
Name the theme that this statement falls under: "Physical characteristics including landforms, climate, vegetation, and bodies of water."
a)
Movement
b)
Region
c)
Place
d)
Location
109.
Name the theme that this statement falls under: "We organize the Earth's areas by their common characteristics."
a)
Location
b)
Place 
c)
HEI
d)
Regions
110.
Which of The Five Themes of Geography does this statement describe: "How people shape, change, and depend on the environment."
a)
Location
b)
Place
c)
HEI
d)
Movement
111.

Air pollution coming from a factory smoke stack is an example of which theme?

a)

Place

b)

Movement

c)

Location

d)

Region

e)

H.E.I.

112.

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

a)

absolute

b)

relative

113.

When you describe to someone what your community is like, you are referring to which theme of geography?

a)

Place

b)

Movement

c)

Location

d)

Region

e)

H.E.I.

114.
Biochemical warfare that pollutes the water in a country is an example of which?
a)
Place
b)
Human-Environment Interaction
c)
Region
d)
Movement
115.
The European Union is a group of countries that share similar economic and government policies, in addition to all being located near one another and sharing a common history.
a)
Human Environment Interaction
b)
Place
c)
Region
d)
Location
116.

Oklahoma is north of Texas, is which theme of geography?

a)

Movement

b)

Location

c)

Place

d)

Region

117.
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 
118.
These are features that occur naturally.  (Examples: rivers, lakes, dunes, mountains)
a)
human-environment interaction
b)
physical
c)
human
d)
region
119.
These are features made by man.  (Examples:  schools, lighthouses, pier, fountains)
a)
physical
b)
place
c)
human
d)
location
120.
What are the 5 Themes of Geography?
a)
Region, Human-Environment Interaction, Location, Climate, and Place
b)
Region, Human-Environment Interaction, Movement, Place, and Location
c)
Place, Movement, Location, Region, and Human-Alien Interactions
d)
Absolute Location, Relative Location, Climate, Vegetation, and Movement 
121.
Let's meet at Walmart near the mall is an example of which?
a)
Location
b)
Human Interaction
c)
Place
d)
Region
122.
New Orleans has the Mississippi River and it is hot and muggy in the summer.
a)
Movement
b)
Region
c)
Place
d)
Human Interaction
123.
Which are examples of technology being used in the theme of movement?
a)
instant messaging
b)
the internet
c)
email
d)
all of the above
124.

Mount Rushmore National Memorial is a sculpture carved into a part of Mount Rushmore to honor 4 presidents: George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, and Abraham Lincoln. The Mount Rushmore Memorial represents which themes of geography? Choose all the correct answers.

a)

location

b)

place

c)

human-environment interaction

d)

region

125.

Thousands of people emigrated from Haiti to the Dominican Republic because an earthquake destroyed their homes in Haiti. This is an example of which theme of geography?

a)

Human-Environment Interaction

b)

Movement

c)

Absolute Location

d)

Relative Location

126.

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

127.

Tornado Alley is the name given to a group of states that gets more tornadoes than any other place on earth each year. Tornado Alley is an example of which theme of geography?

a)

location

b)

place

c)

region

d)

movement

128.

The United States Capitol building is one the most famous landmarks in Washington, D.C. Which theme of geography does the Capitol building represent?

a)

movement

b)

region

c)

place

d)

location

129.

Cinco de Mayo is an annual celebration held on May 5th in Mexico. Cinco de Mayo is an example of a:

a)

physical characteristc

b)

human characterstic

130.

Miyabis Jr. is a Japanese Restaurant in Easley, S.C.

a)

Location

b)

Place

c)

Relationship

d)

Movement

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