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Themes of Geography

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 28mins

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Class
Date
1.

The people who built this house used the wood and leaves from trees in the rainforest where they live. Which theme of geography does the image represent?

a)

location

b)

place

c)

human-environment interaction

d)

movement

2.

Thousands of people emigrated from Haiti to the Dominican Republic because an earthquake destroyed their homes in Haiti. This is an example of which theme of geography?

a)

Human-Environment Interaction

b)

Movement

c)

Absolute Location

d)

Relative Location

3.

When we describe a place by saying it has "large mountains and beautiful lakes," we are describing the place by its:

a)

human characteristics

b)

physical characteristics

4.

Hershey Park is located east of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. This is an example of:

a)

absolute location

b)

relative location

c)

region

d)

human-environment interaction

5.

Tornado Alley is the name given to a group of states that gets more tornadoes than any other place on earth each year. Tornado Alley is an example of which theme of geography?

a)

location

b)

place

c)

region

d)

movement

6.

The United States Capitol building is one the most famous landmarks in Washington, D.C. Which theme of geography does the Capitol building represent?

a)

movement

b)

region

c)

place

d)

location

7.

Which theme of geography does the image represent?

a)

location

b)

place

c)

region

d)

movement

8.

Cinco de Mayo is an annual celebration held on May 5th in Mexico. Cinco de Mayo is an example of a:

a)

physical characteristc

b)

human characterstic

9.

The imaginary line that divides the earth into the northern and southern hemispheres is called:

a)

prime meridian

b)

equator

c)

latitude

d)

longitude

10.

The imaginary line that runs north and south and divides the earth into the western and eastern hemispheres is called:

a)

equator

b)

prime meridian

c)

latitiude

d)

longitude

11.

Satellites communicate information all over the world. This is an example of which themes of geography?

a)

human-environment interaction

b)

movement

c)

location

d)

place

12.

Many items we use everyday are sent from China to the United States on large cargo ships. Which theme of geography does this represent?

a)

location

b)

place

c)

region

d)

movement

13.

Building roads and highways in places that never had them before is an example of which theme of geography?

a)

location

b)

place

c)

human-environment interaction

d)

region

14.

Athens, Greece is located at 37 degrees north latitude and 23 degrees east longitude. This is an example of:

a)

relative location

b)

place

c)

human-envioronment interaction

d)

absolute location

15.

Building roads and highways in places that never had them before is an example of which theme of geography?

a)

location

b)

place

c)

human-environment interaction

d)

region