WorksheetsThe Five Themes of Geography Quiz
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 20mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which question does Location answer?
a)
Where is it?
b)
What is it like?
c)
How do things get from one place to another?
d)
How do humans adapt to their environment?
2.
What is the definition of absolute location?
a)
The exact spot of a place on Earth's surface
b)
Where a place is in relation to other places
c)
The man-made features of a location
d)
The physical features of a location
3.
What is the definition of relative location?
a)
The exact spot of a place on Earth's surface
b)
Where a place is in relation to other places
c)
The man-made features of a location
d)
The physical features of a location
4.
Using a street address or latitude and longitude to explain where something is are examples of ___ location.
a)
relative
b)
absolute
5.
Explaining where a place is by using what is around it is ___ location.
a)
relative
b)
absolute
6.
When people say "It's north of the river" or "It's west of Main Street", they are using ___ location to explain where something is.
a)
relative
b)
absolute
7.
If I'm having a party, and tell my friends that my address is 6309 Horizon Lane in Little Rock, which type of location am I using?
a)
relative
b)
absolute
8.
True or false: Every place on Earth can only have one absolute location.
a)
False
b)
True
9.
Which of these is NOT true of lines of latitude?
a)
They are also known as parallels because they never meet or cross.
b)
They run north and south around the Earth.
c)
They range from zero degrees to 90 degrees.
d)
They measure distance north or south from the Equator.
10.
Which of these is NOT true of lines of longitude?
a)
They are also known as meridians, with the Prime Meridian being zero degrees.
b)
They run from the North Pole to the South pole.
c)
They range from zero degrees to 180 degrees.
d)
They divide the Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.
11.
The Equator divides the Earth into the ___ and ___ Hemispheres.
a)
Eastern, Western
b)
Southern, Western
c)
Northern, Eastern
d)
Northern, Southern
12.
The Prime Meridian divides the Earth into the ___ and ___ Hemispheres.
a)
Eastern, Western
b)
Southern, Western
c)
Northern, Eastern
d)
Northern, Southern
13.
Select the statement below that is false.
a)
The International Date Line is zero degrees longitude.
b)
The International Date Line is the ending point for measuring longitude.
c)
The International Date Line is where a new 24-hour day starts.
d)
The International Date Line is on the opposite side of the planet from the Prime Meridian.
14.
Which question does the theme of Place answer?
a)
Where is it?
b)
What's it like?
c)
How is it similar or different than other locations?
d)
How do humans modify their environment?
15.
Place is defined as ___.
a)
the position on the Earth's surface
b)
the human and/or physical features of a location
c)
the relationship between people and their environment
d)
the migration of people, goods, and ideas
16.
Which of the following would be a human, or man-made, feature of a location?
a)
The Gobi Desert
b)
The Pyramids in Egypt
c)
The Amazon Rainforest
d)
The Rocky Mountains
17.
Which of the following would be a physical feature of a location?
a)
The Eiffel Tower in Paris
b)
The River Thames in London
c)
The Colosseum in Rome
d)
The Great Wall of China
18.
Which landform is a large area of flat land with few trees?
a)
a butte
b)
a plain
c)
a valley
d)
a plateau
19.
Which landform projects out into a body of water?
a)
a butte
b)
a peninsula
c)
a mountain
d)
a mesa
20.
Which landform is a low area of land between hills or mountains, typically with a river or stream flowing through it?
a)
a plain
b)
a valley
c)
a peninsula
d)
a mesa
21.
What is a narrow passage of water connecting two seas or two other large areas of water?
a)
an isthmus
b)
a strait
c)
a lagoon
d)
a delta
22.
What is a deep inlet of the sea almost surrounded by land, with a narrow mouth?
a)
an ocean
b)
a gulf
c)
a swamp
d)
a reef
23.
What is an area of low, flat land, usually shaped like a triangle, on which a river empties into the sea?
a)
a lake
b)
a delta
c)
an isthmus
d)
a lagoon
24.
Which question does Human-Environment Interaction answer?
a)
How do people modify and/or adapt to their environment?
b)
Where is it?
c)
What's it like?
d)
How do things get from one place to another?
25.
Which of these is an example of human-environment interaction?
a)
Farmers flooding a field to plant rice
b)
Going to Memphis for the weekend
c)
A strong storm blowing down trees
d)
The seasons changing from winter to spring
26.
Which of these is an example of humans modifying their environment?
a)
Cutting down rainforests for farmland
b)
Wearing more clothes to stay warm when it's cold
c)
Applying sunscreen at the beach
d)
Using the stars to navigate ships
27.
Which of these is an example of humans adapting to their environment?
a)
Mapping out an oasis in the desert
b)
Building a dam to generate electricity
c)
Widening a two-lane road to four lanes
d)
Blasting a tunnel through a mountain
28.
Which question does the theme of movement try to answer?
a)
How do goods, people, and ideas get from one place to another?
b)
Where is it?
c)
What is it like?
d)
How is it similar or different from other places?
29.
Which of these is NOT an example of Movement?
a)
Growing corn, okra, and tomatoes in your garden
b)
Immigrating to another country
c)
Phones being assembled in China and sold in the U.S.
d)
Watching a documentary to learn about the Cold War
30.
True or False: One goal of examining the movement of goods, people, and ideas is to realize how we are connected to other regions, cultures, and people.
a)
True
b)
False
c)
Maybe
d)
Don't choose maybe
31.
True or false: We can learn about other people and other parts of the world by analyzing why and how people move.
a)
True
b)
False
c)
Maybe
d)
Don't choose maybe
32.
Which question does the theme of Region answer?
a)
How are places similar and different?
b)
What is a location like?
c)
Where is that place?
d)
How do we adapt or modify our environment?
33.
The definition of a region is an area that has ___ characteristics.
a)
unifying
b)
different
c)
contrasting
d)
unrelated
34.
Which of these is a region?
a)
the Southern U.S.
b)
Arkansas
c)
the United States
d)
North Little Rock
35.
A/An ___ region is an area that is identified by official boundaries, like cities, states, and countries.
a)
formal
b)
informal
c)
informational
d)
familiar
36.
A/An ___ region is a region in which we perceive the characteristics of the region in the same way.
a)
formal
b)
informal
c)
informational
d)
familiar
37.
Which type of region are the following: mountains, deserts, and swamps?
a)
Cultural regions
b)
Physical regions
c)
Political regions
38.
Which type of region are the following: countries, states, and cities?
a)
Cultural regions
b)
Physical regions
c)
Political regions
39.
Which type of region are the following: The Islamic world, Latin America, and the Middle East?
a)
Cultural regions
b)
Physical regions
c)
Political regions
40.
This test was easy because ___.
a)
I completed all of the classwork.
b)
I paid attention in class.
c)
I completed the study guide.
d)
This test was not easy because I haven't done any of these things.
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