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5 Themes of Geography- Vocab

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The specific location of something using the grid system

a)

Relative Location

b)

Site

c)

Absolute Location

d)

Latitude

2.

Finding a place by using another place.

a)

Relative Location

b)

Site

c)

Absolute Location

d)

Grid system

3.

Which of these is a Physical Characteristic?

a)

River

b)

Skyscraper

c)

Idea

d)

Road

4.

Which of these is a Human Characteristic?

a)

Pacific Ocean

b)

Culture

c)

Mt. Everest

d)

Buildings

5.

Which theme answers the question "Where is it?"

a)

Place

b)

Location

c)

Regions

d)

Movement

6.

Which theme answers the question "What does it look like?"

a)

Place

b)

Location

c)

Human-Environment Interaction

d)

Movement

7.

Which theme answers the question "What is  

the relationship between humans and their environment?"

a)

Place

b)

Location

c)

Human-Environment Interaction

d)

Movement

8.

Which theme answers the question "How and why do people, things and ideas move?"

a)

Place

b)

Location

c)

Movement

d)

Regions

9.

Which theme answers the question "How and why are areas similar to one another and different?"

a)

Human-Environment Interaction

b)

Place

c)

Location

d)

Regions

10.

A Formal Region has......

a)

information and ideas that flow to the hinterland.

b)

a core center.

c)

no borders and is based on stereotypes.

d)

Definite borders and shares sameness

11.

Which of these is an example of a functional region?

a)

Any country

b)

A radio station and its listeners.

c)

The European Union

d)

The south

12.
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 
13.

When people share similar lifestyles, values, beliefs, language and traits it is called a what?

a)

Physical Characteristic

b)

Site

c)

Culture

14.

Cultural Diffusion is the ____________

a)

Using latitude and longitude to find a location.

b)

How the environment impacts the culture

c)

An area that has definite boarders

d)

Spread of innovations and ideas from one area to another

15.

Relative location is where a place is in relation to other places.  For example...

a)

1234 Oak Street, 92108

b)

The Great Wall is located near Beijing in northern China.

c)

1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, D.C., DC 20500

d)

90° N Latitude and 20° W Longitude

16.

This photo best represents...

a)

Movement

b)

Location

17.

A famous place is the Grand Canyon, known for its steep rock walls that were carved by the Colorado River.

a)

Region

b)

H. E. I.

c)

Movement

d)

Place

18.

This photo best represents...

a)

Movement

b)

Region

c)

Human Environment Interaction

19.

This photo best represents...

a)

Movement

b)

Location

c)

Region

20.

People build dams to change the flow of rivers.

a)

H. E. I.

b)

Location

c)

Region

d)

Place