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Five Themes of Geography

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 5mins

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1.

All of the following are examples of Themes of Geography except:

a)

Place

b)

Location

c)

Physical Features

d)

Region

2.

38 degrees South Latitude, 85 degrees East Latitude are examples of

a)

Absolute location

b)

Relative location

3.

When we talk about Place within the context of the Five Themes of Geography, what do we mean?

a)

Absolute and Relative location

b)

The physical and human characteristics that make up an area

c)

The interaction of people and the environment

d)

Migration of people across the planet

4.

Human and Environmental interaction deals with how people interact with each other

a)

True

b)

False

5.

Which of the following is not an example of people interacting with their environment?.

a)

Building a house in the desert

b)

creating a pond in your back yard

c)

digging a ditch to help drain a swamp

d)

all are examples of people interacting with their environment

6.

Which theme is identified as areas or places that share some common characteristics .

a)

Places

b)

Region

c)

Location

d)

Human-Environment Interaction

7.

What are the two types of locations:

a)

Local and GPS

b)

Absolute and Relative

c)

Latitude and Longitude

d)

Functional and Formal

8.

Which one of the Five Themes of Geography deals with the expansion of technology and migration of people:

a)

Location

b)

Movement

c)

Region

d)

Human-Environment interaction

9.

·          

Which type of  location deals with describing the location of a place in connection with another place. 

a)

Absolute

b)

Relative

c)

Functional

d)

Formal

10.

When we describe a place by saying "it has a beautiful lake and mountains in the background," we are describing it by its _____________________.

 

a)

Cultural Characteristics

b)

Physical Characeristics

c)

Human Characteristics

d)

All of the above

11.

In the Midwest, there are very large fields and very large farms. The people who live there could say they live in a farming ______________.

a)

Place

b)

Location

c)

Region

d)

Environment Interaction

12.

We use trains, planes, and trucks to bring clothes, furniture, cars, and groceries to the stores we shop in. Which theme does this represent?

a)

Human-environment interaction

b)

Movement

c)

Location

d)

Migration

13.

When I say that I live close to the church, I am telling you my ________________location.

a)

Absolute

b)

Formal

c)

Relative

d)

Functional

14.

Some cities have lots of pollution and garbage. Which theme does this represent?

a)

Location

b)

Human-Environment interaction

c)

Region

d)

Place

15.

The theme of Place is used to describe:

a)

How long it took for something to happen

b)

Where something happened

c)

Where a location is in relation to somewhere else

d)

a location's physical and human features

16.

What does the theme of Place refer to in the context of geography?

a)

Areas defined by physical or human characteristics

b)

Specific points on a map

c)

Movement of people and goods

d)

Interactions between humans and their environment

17.

Which of the following best describes the concept of Absolute Location?

a)

Location described by landmarks

b)

General area where something is found

c)

Exact coordinates on a map

d)

Location in relation to other places

18.

Human Geography can refer to:

a)

The number of trees in an area

b)

How people interact with the environment

c)

A location's wildlife, natural resources and terrrain

d)

A location's main religion, income and voting patterns

19.

A location's plant and animal life, climate and terrain fall into the category of :

a)

Human Geography

b)

Physical Geography

c)

World Geography

d)

Oceanography

20.

What are the two characteristics of "Place"?

a)

Human

b)

Animal

c)

Physical

d)

Both human and physical

21.

A region is which of the following?

a)

A place with different cultural characteristics

b)

A large area of land

c)

An area with shared characteristics

d)

A country with a large population

22.

Which of these is not an aspect of the human characteristics of Antigua?

a)

Fungi and Pepperpot

b)

Democratic

c)

English Language

d)

Weather

23.

Which of the following would the theme of "movement" focus on?

a)

Exports and Imports

b)

Animal migration

c)

Continents

d)

Weather patterns

24.

Which of the following is a way that humans adapt to their environment?

a)

Cut down trees for building houses

b)

Create roads

c)

Wear warm clothing

d)

Drill for oil

25.

Which of the following is not an example of Relative Location?

a)

Next to the library

b)

40 degrees North, 74 degrees West

c)

Near the equator

d)

In the northern hemisphere