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5 themes of Geography and Map Skills

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the 5 Themes of Geography describes the unique fetures of a site?

a)

Region

b)

Place

c)

Movement

d)

Location

2.

Which of the 5 Themes of Geography is named for an area with similar characteristics?

a)

Human-Environment Interaction

b)

Place

c)

Region

d)

Location

3.

Which of the 5 Themes of Geography explains where something is?

a)

Place

b)

Location

c)

Movement

d)

Human-Environment Interaction

4.

Absolute or Relative Location?

1551 Belcher Road Palm Harbor, FL

a)

Relative

b)

Absolute

5.

 

Absolute or Relative Location?

45 S, 37 W

a)

Relative

b)

Absolute

6.

 

Absolute or Relative Location?

Next to Publix and about a mile from Chick Fil A

a)

Relative

b)

Absolute

7.

Issues such as pollution and deforestation fall into which of the 5 Themes of Geography?

a)

Human Environment Interaction

b)

Movement

c)

Place

d)

Region

8.

To measure distances on a map we use....

a)

Latitude and Longitude

b)

Map Scale

c)

Compass Rose

d)

Map Key

9.

To pinpoint a location on a map we use...

a)

Latitude and Longitude

b)

Map Scale

c)

Compass Rose

d)

Map Key

10.

To tell direction on a map we use...

a)

Compass Rose

b)

Latitude and Longitude

c)

Map Key

d)

Map Scale

11.

The Great Wall is located near Beijing in northern China. 

Is this an example of Absolute or Relative location?

a)

Absolute Location

b)

Relative Location

12.

Which is an example of Movement?

a)

Transferring to a new city for a new job. 

b)

Getting daily exercise.

c)

Growing a field of corn.

d)

Buying an air conditioner for your house. 

13.
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 
14.
The Great Plains of the United States is an example of which of the 5 Themes of Geography?
a)
Movement
b)
Region
c)
Place
d)
Location
15.
The off-shore oil rigs, drilling hundreds of feet into the bedrock of the ocean floor is an example of which of the 5 Themes of Geography?
a)
Place
b)
Location
c)
Movement
d)
Human-Environment Interaction
16.
This picture shows which of the 5 Themes of Geography?
a)
Movement
b)
Region
c)
Human-Environment Interaction
d)
Location
17.
Latitude lines run
a)
East/West
b)
North/South
18.
Longitude lines run _________.
a)
East/West
b)
North South
19.

What theme does physical characteristics belong to? (Mountains, valleys, canyons, lakes, etc.)

a)

Place

b)

Location

c)

Region

d)

Movement

20.

What is the difference between place and location?

a)

Location is where something is, and place is the characteristics of it.

b)

There isn't a difference.

c)

Place is the location of something, and location is the characteristics of it.

d)

Location has to do with movement, and place has to do with interaction.

21.

The equator is the line with 0° latitude.

a)

true

b)

false

22.

What´s the name of this imaginary line?

a)

North Pole

b)

Prime Meridian

c)

Equator

23.

What´s the name of this imaginary line?

a)

Equator

b)

Prime Meridian

c)

North Pole

24.

Which letter is located at 

(60°N, 60°E)?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

25.

Which letter is located at 

(0°, 150°W)?

a)

D

b)

E

c)

F

d)

G

26.

Major cities and capital cities noted on map is called a....

a)

Physical Map

b)

Political Map

27.

This map shows borders and boundaries. What is it called?

a)

Physical Map

b)

Political Map

28.

A map that shows physical features of the land is called a...

a)

Physical Map

b)

Political Map

29.

This map is a...

a)

physical map

b)

road map

c)

political map

d)

thematic map

30.

What type of map is this?

a)

Climate

b)

Political

c)

Topological

d)

Physical