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5 Themes of Geography Test

Total questions: 86

Worksheet time: 52mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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

2.

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. 

3.

The two types of LOCATION are ​ (a)   and relative.

Choose from the below words
absolute
resolute
relative
addition
4.

A place defined by common characteristics.

a)

place

b)

region

c)

location

d)

area

5.

Choose the theme: Anderson's family drove from Ohio to Chicago. They used the GPS to know the way to go.

a)

Movement

b)

Region

c)

Human Environment Interaction

d)

Location

e)

Place

6.

Choose the theme: Ohio is located in the midwest, but California is located in the west.

a)

Movement

b)

Region

c)

Place

d)

Location

e)

Human Environment Interaction

7.

Choose the theme: Pollution has increased in the city of Los Angeles due to all the people driving cars to work.

a)

Place

b)

Region

c)

Location

d)

Human Environment Interaction

e)

Movement

8.

Choose the theme: One of the main ways to travel in NYC is by subway.

a)

movement

b)

region

c)

location

d)

human environment interaction

e)

place

9.

Choose the theme: Washington D.C. is full of large, great monuments. These monuments make Washington D.C. unique.

a)

Movement

b)

Region

c)

Place

d)

Human Environment Interaction

e)

Location

10.

Which theme of geography is this? A man in Florida using the land to grow crops?

a)

place

b)

region

c)

movement

d)

human environment interaction

e)

location

11.

Which theme of geography is this? Trading along the Silk Road in Ancient China

a)

location

b)

place

c)

region

d)

movement

e)

human environment interaction

12.

What are reasons people move?

a)

For a job

b)

To find better weather

c)

To attend college

d)

To find the grocery store

13.

Organize these options into the right categories for PLACE

Categorize the following

Skyscrapers

School

Gobi Desert

Nile River

Great Wall of China

Mount Everest

Human Features
Physical Features
14.

Sort the example into the correct theme of geography. 

Categorize the following

The Midwest and East Coast

43.8791° N, 103.4591° W

Andes Mountains 

The Great Pacific Garbage Patch

Region
Location
Place
Human Environment Interaction
15.

Which of the following is NOT one of the Five Themes of Geography?

a)

economy

b)

location

c)

place

d)

region

16.

The theme of geography that refers to the way people, products, information and ideas move from one place to another is known as___

a)

movement

b)

location

c)

place

d)

region

17.

True or False: 'Climate' is one of the Five Themes of Geography.

a)
True
b)
False
18.

True or False: 'Movement' in the Five Themes of Geography refers to the shifting of the Earth's plates.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

Identify the human-environment interaction in this scenario: A group of people start a community garden in an urban neighborhood.

a)

The people are living in a natural environment.

b)

The people are modifying their environment to suit their needs.

c)

The people are moving to a new environment.

d)

The people are unaffected by their environment.

20.
The statement:  "The Eiffel Tower is located at 48.8584° N, 2.2945° E," is an example of which of the 5 Themes of Geography?
a)
Movement
b)
Region
c)
Place
d)
Location
21.
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
22.
The statement:  "The Eiffel Tower was built for the 1889 World's Fair.  It is an iconic structure located in Paris, France.  People from all over the world visit the Eiffel Tower each year." - is an example of which of the 5 Themes of Geography?
a)
Movement
b)
Region
c)
Place
d)
Location
23.
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
24.
Syrian refugees fleeing the Middle East into Europe and sanctuary countries around the world is an example of which of the 5 Themes of Geography?
a)
Place
b)
Location
c)
Movement
d)
Human-Environment Interaction
25.
Australia is located to the west of New Zealand..... this is a statement representing which of the 5 Themes of Geography?
a)
Place
b)
Location
c)
Movement
d)
Human-Environment Interaction
26.
This picture shows which of the 5 Themes of Geography?
a)
Movement
b)
Region
c)
Human-Environment Interaction
d)
Location
27.
Which of the 5 Themes of Geography is being represented in this picture?
a)
Location
b)
Region
c)
Movement
d)
Place
28.

An example is giving someone directions and telling them you're waiting across the road from 7/11 gas station.

a)

Absolute Location

b)

Relative Location

29.

Depend on, adapt to, or modify the environment.

a)

Movement

b)

Region

c)

Human Environment Interaction

d)

Location

e)

Place

30.

The description of a location. What is it like there?

a)

Movement

b)

Region

c)

Human Environment Interaction

d)

Location

e)

Place

31.

This picture to the right best represents which theme of

a)

Movement

b)

Region

c)

Human Environment Interaction

d)

Location

e)

Place

32.

The image above represents which theme of

geography?

a)

Location

b)

Region

c)

Human Environment Interaction

d)

Movement

e)

Place

33.

Which is a way humans modify their environment?

a)

Wearing warm clothes in Alaska

b)

Building golf courses in the desert

c)

Traveling by boat

d)

Using ZIP Codes

34.

Which is NOT one of the Five Themes of Geography

a)

Location

b)

Language

c)

Movement

d)

Region

35.

1528 Dragonback Way, Frisco, TX 75034 is an example of what kind of location?

a)

Absolute

b)

Relative

36.

Place can be described by both physical and _____ characteristics.

a)

Regional

b)

Human

c)

Logistical

d)

Weather

37.

Places that are near each other and have something in common with each other are called _____.

a)

Regions

b)

Places

c)

Locations

d)

States

38.

 

Human-environment interaction is the relationship between _____ and _____.

a)

people, the world

b)

people, other people

c)

people, the government

d)

God, man

39.

This photo best represents...

a)

Movement

b)

Location

40.

This photo best represents...

a)

Movement

b)

H. E. I.

c)

Region

d)

Location

41.

Describes the CHARACTERISTICS of a location. 

a)

Place

b)

H. E. I.

c)

Movement

d)

Region

42.

This photo best represents...

a)

Movement

b)

Region

c)

Human Environment Interaction

43.

People build dams to change the flow of rivers.

a)

H. E. I.

b)

Location

c)

Region

d)

Place

44.

This photo best represents...

a)

Human-Environment Interaction

b)

Movement

c)

Region

d)

Location

45.

The spread of religions around the world is an example of...

a)

location.

b)

place.

c)

H. E. I.

d)

movement.

46.

A group of places that have common characteristics.

a)

Location

b)

H. E. I.

c)

Region

d)

Movement

47.
What is it like?
a)
Place
b)
Location
c)
Human Environment Interaction
d)
Movement
48.
Where is it?
a)
Place
b)
Location
c)
Movement
d)
Region
49.
Where is it exactly on the Earth?
a)
Place
b)
Perfect Location
c)
Absolute Location
d)
Relative Location
50.
Where is it in relation to other areas or things?
a)
Place
b)
Perfect Location
c)
Absolute Location
d)
Relative Location
51.
How are areas similar or united (physically, politically, or culturally) to other areas around them?
a)
Movement
b)
Absolute Location
c)
Region
d)
Place
52.
The winters are cold and long in Russia.
a)
Place
b)
Region
c)
Location
d)
Movement
53.
Virginia is north of North Carolina
a)
Place
b)
Absolute Location
c)
Region
d)
Relative Location
54.
Canada is north of the United States
a)
Location
b)
Place
c)
Region
d)
Movement
55.
Washington D.C. is at 38.8 North Latitude and 77 West Longitude
a)
Relative Location
b)
Place
c)
Absolute Location
d)
Region
56.
Wilson Memorial High School is at 189 Hornet Rd, Fishersville, VA 22939
a)
Absolute Location
b)
Relative Location
c)
Place
d)
Region
57.
The European Union is a group of countries that share similar economic and government policies, in addition to all being located near one another and sharing a common history.
a)
Human Environment Interaction
b)
Place
c)
Region
d)
Location
58.
Florida has very hot and humid summers.
a)
Location
b)
Place
c)
Region
d)
Movement.
59.
Many species of birds travel south in the winter to be near warmer temperatures and then return north in the spring and summer.
a)
Human Environment Interaction
b)
Movement
c)
Region
d)
Place
60.
The Hoover Dam was built to control flooding in the Southwest United States, however it also provides people in that area with a source of fresh water and electricity.
a)
Human Environment Interaction
b)
Location
c)
Movement
d)
Place
61.
Southwest Asia and North Africa are generally referred to as "The Middle East" because the people there have a shared language, religion and similar cultures.
a)
Region
b)
Location
c)
Place
d)
Human Environment Interaction
62.

Movement is:

a)

Movement is the movement of people, goods, and/or ideas from place to place.

b)

Movement is a group of places that share common physical and human characteristics.

c)

Movement is where something is.

d)

Movement is how people and their environment affect each other.

63.

Which of the following are examples of movement:

a)

People fleeing Syria for safety in another country.

b)

Galveston builds houses on stilts.

c)

Lincoln, Nebraska

d)

Rio Grande River

64.

Which is an example of absolute location?

a)

Across from McDonald's

b)

North of the Rio Grande

c)

1020 Mall Lane

d)

Near Gateway Mall

65.

Location is a theme of geography and there are two types of location

a)

True

b)

False

66.

What 3 items travel in the Movement theme? (People, goods, and ____?)

a)

Transportation

b)

Regions

c)

Physical features

d)

Ideas

67.

Sara went to Destin Beach. When she arrived she saw the beautiful coastline, sparkling blue water, and palm trees. What 5 Theme is she describing?

a)

Location

b)

Place

c)

Region

d)

Human Environment Interaction

68.

The study of physical features of the earth and its atmosphere?

a)

Human Environment Interaction

b)

Physical Environment

c)

Physical Geography

69.

The study of human activity as it affects or is influenced by the earth's surface?

a)

Physical Geography

b)

Human Environment Interaction

c)

Human Geography

70.

There's a lot of pollution still happening in our world today. Some of it is on purpose and of course some of it is not on purpose. Which of the 5 Themes of Geography is this an example of?

a)

Place

b)

Movement

c)

Location

d)

Human Environment Interaction

71.

The states of Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont make up the area known as "New England". These states are in Northeast U.S. This is an example of which 5 theme?

a)

Region

b)

Location

c)

Place

d)

Movement

72.

When we talk about Place within the context of the Five Themes of Geography, what do we mean?

a)

Absolute and Relative location

b)

The physical and human characteristics that make up an area

c)

The interaction of people and the environment

d)

Migration of people across the planet

73.

Human and Environmental interaction deals with how people interact with each other

a)

True

b)

False

74.

Which of the following is not an example of people interacting with their environment?.

a)

Building a house in the desert

b)

creating a pond in your back yard

c)

digging a ditch to help drain a swamp

d)

all are examples of people interacting with their environment

75.

In the Midwest, there are very large fields and very large farms. The people who live there could say they live in a farming ______________.

a)

Place

b)

Location

c)

Region

d)

Environment Interaction

76.

When we describe a place by saying "it has a beautiful lake and mountains in the background," we are describing it by its _____________________.

 

a)

Cultural Characteristics

b)

Physical Characeristics

c)

Human Characteristics

d)

All of the above

77.

We use trains, planes, and trucks to bring clothes, furniture, cars, and groceries to the stores we shop in. Which theme does this represent?

a)

Human-environment interaction

b)

Movement

c)

Location

d)

Migration

78.

When I say that I live close to the church, I am telling you my ________________location.

a)

Absolute

b)

Formal

c)

Relative

d)

Functional

79.

People, Goods and Ideas are part of what theme of geography?

a)

Place

b)

Location

c)

Movement

d)

Region

80.

Select the relative location identifier that is accurate for the country of Brazil.

a)

It is to the east of the Caribbean Islands

b)

It is north of the United States

c)

It is north of Paraguay

d)

It is bordered by the Pacific Ocean to its east

81.
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 
82.
What is the Relative Location of the Gulf of Mexico?
a)
west of Houston
b)
85 degrees W by 27 degrees N
c)
85 degrees N by 27 degrees W
d)
west of Miami
83.

The Appalachian Mountains are physical characteristic of North Carolina. Which theme does this represent?

a)

Place

b)

Location

c)

Movement

d)

Region

84.

What describes how people, goods, and ideas move from one location to another?

a)

Region

b)

Place

c)

Movement

d)

Location

85.

Which theme of geography would describe the cultural practices shared across a specific area?

a)

Human Environment Interaction

b)

Region

c)

Place

d)

Location

86.

What theme of geography is demonstrated by using natural resources to build homes?

a)

Place

b)

Region

c)

Human Environment Interaction

d)

Location

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