WorksheetsGeography Themes and Maps
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 44mins
Which statements best explains the significance of using this type of source.
To make predictions if how cultural boundaries impact the environment
Is a tool that helps geographers better understand the environments of a region
Is a tool that reports data in a given region over a period of time
Is a way to make predictions of how the environment could change
Which is NOT an example of regional climatic patterns affecting people within a region?
Los Angeles attracts many residents because it remains a comfortable temperature a majority of the year.
Recently, residents have been asked to evacuate Big Island, Hawaii due to the dangers of a volcanic eruption
Many homes in the Midwestern States of the U.S. have storm cellars as a result of the amount of tornadoes
Historically, people have moved from humid regions to regions where the air was dryer to improve their health
Select three statements which show how aspects of an area have created regional labels.
A political conflict between two religious groups has caused part of nation to gain its independence
A large area contains citizens who practice different denominations of the same religion
Immigrants settle in a large urban neighborhoods, which are named after their home country
A string of countries that share boundaries have citizens who speak various languages
Which one would NOT be used on a world region map?
display place names and their locations
identify geographical and political boundaries
create conflict among cultures
illustrate their perspectives of the world
A student uses mental mapping to describe how to get to the Gulf of Mexico from Europe by using waterways only. Which is the best way for the students to make his mental mapping better from these options?
Compare the names of the waterways he uses to the names of other waterways
Describe the locations in terms of human characteristics
Describe the locations in terms of reference points, like the equator and prime meridian
Compare maps from atlases with other maps and resources
Which theme of world g. is used to describe where a place is?
Location
Place
Movement
Human Environment Interaction
Region
Which theme of world g. describes how humans shape the world around them?
Location
Place
Movement
Human Environment Interaction
Region
Which theme of world g. describes the transportation of resources, goods, people, or information across the earth's surface?
Location
Place
Movement
Human Environment Interaction
Region
_______________ is the study of the world’s physical features-it’s landforms, bodies of water, climates, soils and plants.
Physical geography
Human geography
Catography
Meteorologist
________________ is the science of making maps.
Biography
Technology
Hydrology
Cartography
What are the 5 Themes of Geography?
Location, Place, Human/Environment Interaction, Movement, Regions
Location, Place, Human/Animal Cooperation, Symbiosis, Regal
Location, Place, Human/Environment Interaction, Symbiosis, Regions
Location, Place, Human/Environment Interaction, Movement, Regal
What the two different kinds of location?
absolute and relative
absolute and abstract
absolute and resolute
abstract and relative
What is not a definition of the geographic theme “place”?
The exact position of a location
What's it like there?
Describes the human and physical features that make somewhere unique.
Geography
The study of the Earth and its people
The study of space nuggets
A round model of the planet
globe
a round model of the planet
a flat diagram of the world
a flat illustration of part of Earth
Compass Rose
indicates direction of north, south, east, & west on a map
showed the Jackson 5 the way to go after the “Ed Sullivan Show”
opens the door to a garden with no plants, no flowers, no doors
[map] key (aka legend)
explains symbols, colors, graphics, data on a map
opens the door to a room with no walls or doorframes or doors
line used to measure where there are no lines
Scale Bar
line used to measure or determine distances on maps
where musicians get their bottles of water and sheet music after band practice
a butcher
Latitude
The northernmost lines of latitude
To change in shape, size, or position of a place when it is shown on a map.
The distance east or west of the Prime Meridian measured in degrees.
The distance north or south of the equator measured in degrees. Lines run EAST and WEST
Longitude
One half of a sphere
It usually describes the area shown on a map.
The distance east or west of the Prime Meridian measured in degrees. Lines run NORTH and SOUTH
The distance north or south of the equator measured in degrees.
