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Worksheets5 themes of Geography Matching Activity
Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 36mins
The 5 Themes of Geography are:
Location, longitude, rain forest, place, and rivers
Location, place, human environment, movement, region
Location, region, absolute, relative, equator
Location, place, help, taco inn, Lincoln High
What is LOCATION?
Describes a location.
People, goods, and ideas move from place to place.
Where is it located?
A group of places that share common physical or human characteristics.
Which is an example of absolute location?
Across from McDonald's
North of the Rio Grande
1020 Mall Lane
Near Gateway Mall
Which is an example of Relative location?
Lincoln High is across the street from McDonald's
Lincoln High is located at 40 degrees N, 96 degrees W
The U.S. Capitol is 38° 53′ 35″ N, 77° 00′ 32″ W
4055 Mockingbird Court
What is PLACE?
Place describes a location by physical and human features.
Place is where something is located.
Place is the movement of people and goods from one place to another.
Place is when a group of places share common physical and human characteristics.
How can place be described?
Place can be described by relative and absolute location.
Place can be described by form and function.
Place can be described by positive and negative human interactions.
Place can be described by physical and human features.
What is REGION?
Region describes a location by physical and human features.
Region is a group of places that share common physical or human characteristics or features.
Region is where something is located.
Location is the movement of ideas, people, and goods.
Human Environment Interaction is:
HEI is where a place is.
HEI is the movement of ideas, goods, and people.
HEI is how people and their environment affect each other.
HEI is a group of places that share a common human or physical characteristic.
Movement is:
Movement is the movement of people, goods, and/or ideas from place to place.
Movement is a group of places that share common physical and human characteristics.
Movement is where something is.
Movement is how people and their environment affect each other.
Which of the following are examples of movement:
People fleeing Syria for safety in another country.
Galveston builds houses on stilts.
Lincoln, Nebraska
Rio Grande River
