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Geography Concepts and Themes

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 2hrs 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are the 5 themes of Geography?

a)

Movement, Region, Landforms, Location, Maps

b)

Movement, Region, Human Interaction and Environment, Location, Place

c)

Movement, Water Quality Air, Earth, Wind, People

d)

Movement, Religion, Humans studies, Location, Place

2.

What City/ Province is at (54N, 7.5 W)?

a)

Longford

b)

Sligo

c)

Boyle

d)

Cavan

3.

What is an example of absolute location?

a)

(40N,50E)

b)

Go up the street 2 blocks and the house is on left

c)

North America

d)

NBMS is located directly across from Brown Stadium

4.

What is an example of relative location?

a)

Coordinates on a map

b)

(40N, 50E)

c)

NBMS is located directly across the street from the Brown stadium

d)

North America

5.

An example of Human-environment interactions is?

a)

Humans talking to each other

b)

Bridges built over a river

c)

Throwing your trash out the window

d)

Snapchatting outside

6.

What is an example of movement as it relates to Geography?

a)

Eating a cheeseburger

b)

Playing basketball

c)

Dancing

d)

Driving to school

7.

Which theme looks at what it's like to live somewhere including human and physical characteristics?

a)

Movement

b)

Location

c)

Region

d)

Place

8.

Which theme involves the way people, goods, and ideas are shared?

a)

Human Environment Interaction

b)

Place

c)

Movement

d)

Location

9.

Which theme involves looking at certain areas that have something in common?

a)

Place

b)

Location

c)

Region

d)

Movement

10.

Which theme answer the question "Where is it?"

a)

Human Environment Interaction

b)

Place

c)

Location

d)

Region

11.

Which theme answers the question "How do ideas travel in and out of this place?"

a)

Human Environment Interaction

b)

Place

c)

Location

d)

Movement

12.

Which theme answers the question "How have people adapted to the environment there?"

a)

Human Environment Interaction

b)

Place

c)

Movement

d)

Region

13.

The country is 34 degrees north and 127 degrees east.

a)

Place

b)

Location

c)

Region

d)

Movement

14.

Providence has the Dominican Festival every year.

a)

Location

b)

Movement

c)

Place

d)

Region

15.

The ocean has become very polluted.

a)

Place

b)

Location

c)

Human Environment Interaction

d)

Region

16.

California is part of the western United States.

a)

Location

b)

Place

c)

Movement

d)

Region

17.

This photo best represents...

a)

Human-Environment Interaction

b)

Movement

c)

Region

d)

Location

18.

This photo best represents...

a)

Movement

b)

Location

c)

Regiojn

19.

What do we use to find absolute location?

a)

latitude and longitude

b)

the equator and international dateline

c)

a GPS and an XLP

d)

landmarks and distances

20.

Which theme answers the question "How can this place be divided into areas that have things in common?"

a)

Movement

b)

Region

c)

Place

d)

Location

21.

How many themes of geography are there?

a)

1

b)

3

c)

5

d)

7

22.
How do we modify the environment?
a)
We build irrigation ditches
b)
We build landfills
c)
We build dams
d)
All of the above
23.
This picture is an example of which theme of geography?
a)
Location
b)
Place
c)
Human-Environment Interaction
d)
Movement
24.

This picture is an example of which theme of geography?

a)
Movement
b)
Region
c)
Human-Environment Interaction
d)
Location
25.
People in New York use the underground subway to get around
a)
Place
b)
Location
c)
Movement
d)
Region
26.
The United States imports a great deal of products from other countries
a)
Region
b)
Relative Location
c)
Movement
d)
Human environment interaction
27.
Oklahoma is north of Texas
a)
Movement
b)
Relative Location
c)
Absolute Location
d)
Region
28.

Building roads and wearing jackets in cold weather are examples of which theme of geography?

a)

Movement

b)

Absolute Location

c)

Human-Environment Interaction

d)

Relative Location

29.

Describes the physical and human characteristics of a place.

a)

Location

b)

Human-Environment Interaction

c)

Movement

d)

Place

30.

Plymouth's ___________ characteristics include low plains, hills, forests, ponds and shore lines.

a)

movement

b)

human

c)

physical

d)

interaction

31.
Lines of Latitude can be measured up to what degree?
a)
150 degrees
b)
180 degrees
c)
90 degrees
d)
100 degrees
32.
Lines of Longitude run from the _____ to the ______.
a)
East, West
b)
North, South
c)
South, East
d)
North, West
33.
Lines of ______ measure how far from the equator a place is located?
a)
Longitude
b)
Latitude
34.
Lines of Longitude measure how far from the _______ a place is located.
a)
Equator
b)
International Date Line
c)
Prime Meridian
d)
Tropic of Cancer
35.
The invisible line at 0 degrees latitude is called the ________. 
a)
International Date Line
b)
Prime Meridian
c)
Equator
d)
Arctic Circle
36.
Latitude lines run from the _____ to the  _______.
a)
West, East
b)
North, South
c)
North, East
d)
South, West
37.
The equator breaks the Earth into what two hemispheres?
a)
Eastern and Southern
b)
Northern and Southern
c)
Western and Eastern
d)
Northern and Western
38.
The Prime Meridian separates the Earth into what two hemispheres?
a)
Northern and Southern
b)
Western and Eastern
c)
Northern and Eastern
d)
Southern and Western
39.

Location D is located at which coordinates?

a)

30oN, 90oW

b)

90oN, 30oW

c)

10oN, 40oW

d)

30oN, 90oE

40.

Location H is located at which coordinates?

a)

60oN, 120oE

b)

90oN, 30oE

c)

10oS, 40oW

d)

30oN, 90oE

41.

Location E is located at which coordinates?

a)

30oS, 30oE

b)

30oS, 30oW

c)

10oS, 40oW

d)

30oN, 90oE

42.

Which point is located at 30oS, 30oE?

a)

K

b)

D

c)

E

d)

G

43.

What are the coordinates for the RED star?

a)

40*S, 70*E

b)

40*N, 30*W

c)

0*, 130*W

d)

10*N, 150*E

44.

What are the coordinates for the RED Square?

a)

40*S, 70*E

b)

40*N, 30*W

c)

0*, 130*W

d)

10*N, 150*E

45.

What are the coordinates for the RED Triangle?

a)

40*S, 70*E

b)

40*N, 30*W

c)

0*, 130*W

d)

10*N, 150*E

46.

What are the coordinates for the RED Circle?

a)

40*S, 70*E

b)

40*N, 30*W

c)

0*, 130*W

d)

10*N, 150*E

47.

What are the coordinates for the BLUE Star?

a)

40*S, 80*W

b)

60*S, 0*

c)

70*N, 140*W

d)

50*N, 70*E

48.

What are the coordinates for the BLUE Circle?

a)

40*S, 80*W

b)

60*S, 0*

c)

70*N, 140*W

d)

50*N, 70*E

49.

What are the coordinates for the BLUE Triangle?

a)

40*S, 80*W

b)

60*S, 0*

c)

70*N, 140*W

d)

50*N, 70*E

50.

What are the coordinates for the BLUE Square?

a)

40*S, 80*W

b)

60*S, 0*

c)

70*N, 140*W

d)

50*N, 70*E

51.

What are the coordinates for the GREEN Square?

a)

40*N, 100*W

b)

70*S, 170*E

c)

20*N, 20*E

d)

0*, 0*

52.

What are the coordinates for the GREEN Triangle?

a)

40*N, 100*W

b)

70*S, 170*E

c)

20*N, 20*E

d)

0*, 0*

53.

What are the coordinates for the GREEN Circle?

a)

40*N, 100*W

b)

70*S, 170*E

c)

20*N, 20*E

d)

0*, 0*

54.

What are the coordinates for the GREEN Star?

a)

40*N, 100*W

b)

70*S, 170*E

c)

20*N, 20*E

d)

0*, 0*

55.

What LETTER is at coordinates 0 degrees and 150 degrees W?

a)

A

b)

G

c)

E

d)

B

56.

Does this picture show a LINE of Longitude or Latitude?

a)

Longitude

b)

Latitude

57.

Does this picture show a LINE of Longitude or Latitude?

a)

Longitude

b)

Latitude

58.

What LETTER is at coordinates 60 degrees S and 120 degrees W?

a)

I

b)

A

c)

B

d)

F

59.

What LETTER is at coordinates 45 degrees S and 150 degrees E?

a)

F

b)

A

c)

I

d)

B

60.

Lines of LATITUDE and LONGITUDE are measured in what UNIT?

a)

Kilometers

b)

Miles

c)

Degrees

d)

Inches