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5 themes, regions and government review

Total questions: 111

Worksheet time: 1hrs 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which region is the Colorado Plateau?

¿Qué región es la meseta del Colorado?

2.

Which region is the Great Plains?

¿Qué región son las Grandes Llanuras?

3.

Which region is the Basin and Range?

¿Qué región es la Cuenca y la Cordillera?

4.

Which region is the Rocky Mountain Region?

¿Qué región es la región de las Montañas Rocosas?

5.

Please sort these options into the correct region of New Mexico

Ordene estas opciones según la región correcta de Nuevo México

Categorize the following

Blackbrush

Prickly Pear Cactus

Pine and Spruce Trees

Saguaro Cactus

Farmington and Gallup

Roswell and Clovis

Taos and Santa Fe

Albuquerque and Las Cruces

Navajo Nation/Reservation

Pecos River

Start of Rio Grande

Sacramento

Mountains

Colorado Plateau
Great Plains
Rocky Mountain
Basin and Range
6.

Which are part of the 5 themes of geography? Multiple answers

¿Cuáles forman parte de los 5 temas de la geografía?

a)

Management

b)

Population

c)

Human and Environment Interaction

d)

Location

e)

Place

7.

​ (a)   is a theme of geography that includes the exchange of information, ideas and goods.

​ ______es un tema de geografía que incluye el intercambio de información, ideas y bienes.

Choose from the below words
Movement /movimiento
Management/el manejo
Place/Lugar
Region/Región
Location/la ubicación
8.

A theme of geography that is an area that has similar characteristics like physical features, climate and culture.

Un tema de geografía que es un área que tiene características similares como rasgos físicos, climáticos y culturales.

a)

Movement/ Movimienot

b)

Region/ Región

c)

Location/ la localización

d)

Human and Environment Interaction/ interacción humana y ambiental

9.

The ​ (a)   flows across New Mexico. ​ (b)   is a tributary of the Rio Grande and is in the Great plains region. ​ (c)   is in the Basin and Range region. ​ (d)   is found in the Colorado Plateau. The ​ (e)   is found in the north eastern corner of the state.

El _______ fluye a través de Nuevo México.​ _____​ es un afluente del Río Grande y se encuentra en la región de las Grandes Llanuras. ​_________​ se encuentra en la región de Cuenca y Cordillera. ​___________​ se encuentra en la meseta de Colorado. El ​__________​ se encuentra en la esquina noreste del estado.

Choose from the below words
Rio Grande
Pecos River
Gila River
San Juan River
Canadian River
10.

Identify the Five Themes of Geography.

a)

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

b)

Climate, Vegetation, Population, Economy, Culture

c)

Latitude, Longitude, Altitude, Distance, Scale

d)

Mountains, Rivers, Deserts, Forests, Oceans

11.

What is the difference between absolute and relative location?

a)

Absolute location is a fixed point on Earth, while relative location describes a place in relation to other places.

b)

Absolute location changes over time, while relative location is constant.

c)

Absolute location is based on human-made landmarks, while relative location is based on natural features.

d)

Absolute location is used in maps, while relative location is used in GPS systems.

12.

Only providing one side of the story is a form of:

(a)  

13.
Question Image

Name the Five Themes of Geography

a)

Physical and Human Characteristics

1.

Place

b)

How and why people, ideas, and goods travel around the globe.

2.

Movement

c)

How we find where things and locations are found.

3.

Location

d)

The study of how earth and people interact together.

4.

Human-Environment Interaction

e)

Area with similar features

5.

Regions

14.

What are the two categories of location?

a)

cardinal location, easy location

b)

easy location, fixed location

c)

fixed location, cardinal location

d)
absolute location, relative location
15.

What are the two characteristics of place?

a)

physical (area) and human (population)

b)
latitude and longitude
c)

equator and prime meridian

d)

location and region

16.

What is one way the media can exhibit bias?

¿Cuál es una forma en que los medios pueden mostrar sesgo?

a)

By presenting only one side of a story.

Presentando sólo un lado de una historia.

b)

By providing equal coverage to all viewpoints.

Proporcionando igual cobertura a todos los puntos de vista.

c)

By avoiding controversial topics.

Evitando temas controvertidos.

d)

By using neutral language.

Utilizando un lenguaje neutral.

17.

Unlike the other tribes that worked together this tribe was scattered into "bands" and only worked together during times of war. Otherwise they were completely independent from each other.

A diferencia de las otras tribus que trabajaron juntas, esta tribu estaba dispersa en "bandas" y solo trabajaban juntas en tiempos de guerra. Por lo demás, eran completamente independientes unos de otros.

a)

Ancestral Puebloans

b)

Navajo

c)

Apache

18.

Chaco Canyon was 5 stories high with 600-800 rooms, it looks as though there are huge roads branching out from it in many directions. Artifacts from many different distant cultures, some as far away as central Mexico have been found there. This suggests that Chaco Canyon might have been a:

El Cañón del Chaco tenía 5 pisos de altura con 600-800 habitaciones, parece como si hubiera enormes caminos que se bifurcan desde él en muchas direcciones. Allí se han encontrado artefactos de muchas culturas distantes diferentes, algunas tan lejanas como el centro de México. Esto sugiere que el Cañón del Chaco podría haber sido

a)
a military fortress / una fortaleza militar
b)
a center of trade and cultural exchange / un centro de comercio e intercambio cultural
c)
a religious temple / un templo religioso
d)
a residential neighborhood / un barrio residencial
19.

Identify a challenge historians face when studying the distant past of New Mexico.

a)

Lack of modern technology

b)

Limited written records

c)

Overabundance of artifacts

d)

Too many oral histories

20.

Discuss the impact of migration patterns on the cultural development of early people in the Southwest region.

a)

Migration had no impact on cultural development.

b)

Migration led to the exchange of ideas and technologies.

c)

Migration caused cultural stagnation.

d)

Migration isolated groups from one another.

21.

A description of Canada as "north of the United States" is an example of which location?

a)

absolute

b)

relative

22.

40 ° North and 55 ° West is an example of which theme?

a)

Place

b)

Location

c)

Movement

d)

Region

e)

Human-Environment Interaction

23.

How we adapt to nature around us is part of

a)

Place

b)

Movement

c)

Location

d)

Region

e)

Human-Environment Interaction

24.

When you describe to someone what your community is like, you are referring to which theme of geography?

a)

Place

b)

Movement

c)

Location

d)

Region

e)

Human-Environment Interaction

25.
What does relative location tell you?
a)
a place's exact position on Earth
b)
a place's position in relation to other people and places
c)
how a place is similar to other places
d)
why people moved to a certain place
26.
Which of the following is a human characteristic of a place?
a)
climate
b)
language
c)
landforms
d)
vegetation
27.
Which theme of geography studies how and why places are similar to other places?
a)
human-environment interaction
b)
location
c)
place
d)
region
28.
Latitude and longitude
a)
human-environment interaction
b)
location
c)
place
d)
region
29.
Which of the following is an example of modifying the environment?
a)
constructing highways
b)
describing the absolute location
c)
farmers waiting for a flood
d)
wearing heavy coats in winter
30.
Plastic products are made in the US and then shipped around the globe. What is the theme?
a)
location
b)
movement
c)
place 
d)
region
31.
Which is NOT one of the Five Themes of Geography
a)
Location
b)
Movement
c)
Language
d)
Human-Environment Interaction
32.
When we describe a place by saying it has a beautiful lake and mountains, we are describing its
a)
Physical Characteristics
b)
Human Characteristics
33.
Cutting down trees to build houses is an example of which?
a)
Location
b)
Place
c)
Human-Environment Interaction
d)
Movement
34.
People leaving their homes in Syria and travelling to Turkey to avoid ISIS is an example of which?
a)
Human-Environment Interaction
b)
Movement
c)
Absolute Location
d)
Relative Location
35.
The fact that Africa is south of Europe is an example of which?
a)
Movement
b)
Absolute Location
c)
Relative Location
d)
Place
36.

People who live in Alaska and wear thick layers of clothing is an example of which theme?

a)

Movement

b)

Region

c)

Place

d)

Human Environment Interaction

37.
All of the following are examples of Human characteristics EXCEPT 
a)
The Golden Gate Bridge 
b)
The Pacific Ocean 
c)
The Twin Towers 
d)
The Eiffel Tower 
38.
A collection of places with similar features is called a
a)
Place
b)
Region
c)
Location 
d)
Human Environment Interaction 
39.

Where a place can be found on a map...

a)

Location

b)

Place

c)

Movement

d)

Region

e)

Human Environment Interaction

40.

The physical and human characteristics of a location...

a)

Location

b)

Place

c)

Movement

d)

Region

e)

Human Environment Interaction

41.

Ways to organize the world into locations that share common characteristics...

a)

Location

b)

Place

c)

Movement

d)

Region

e)

Human Environment Interaction

42.

Why humans move to new locations and what they do once they arrive...

a)

Location

b)

Place

c)

Movement

d)

Region

e)

Human Environment Interaction

43.

Culture, language, religion, and other information about the people living in a place are...

a)

Physical Characteristics

b)

Human Characteristics

44.

Types of land, bodies of water, and other things that are natural to the planet are...

a)

Physical Characteristics

b)

Human Characteristics

45.

How humans impact the environment and how the environment responds...

a)

Location

b)

Place

c)

Movement

d)

Region

e)

Human Environment Interaction

46.

This describes the location of a place in relation to what is close or nearby...

a)

Absolute Location

b)

Relative Location

47.

A region

a)

Anything related to the movement of people, ideas, or goods.

b)

Physical or human characteristics that make a place special or unique.

c)

is an area that is grouped together because they have similar characteristics.

d)

the exact position of something on the earth’s surface

48.

Places that are near each other and have something in common, either in a person's mind, or from defined borders are called _____.

a)

regions

b)

locations

c)

places

d)

states

49.

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

a)

people and the world

b)

people and the government

c)

people and other people

d)

People and farms

50.

True or false. Technology has made the movement of ideas easier.

a)

True

b)

False

51.

When turbines provide energy for people this is an example of -

a)

Location

b)

Place

c)

Region

d)

Human-Environment Interaction

52.

The Pacific Northwest is an example of -

a)

Region

b)

Movement

c)

Human-Environment Interaction

d)

Location

53.

Immigrants going from Europe to North America is an example of -

a)

Location

b)

Movement

c)

Human-Environment Interaction

d)

Region

54.

This theme describes features that make a site unique.

a)

Location

b)

Place

c)

Human-Environment Interaction

d)

Movement

55.

This theme looks at how and why people and things move around.

a)

Regions

b)

Human-Environment Interaction

c)

Place

d)

Movement

56.

What are lines of latitude and longitude?

a)

a place's position in terms of time, direction, distance or a landmark

b)

the borders that divide cultural regions

c)

the number of people per unit of area

d)

imaginary grid that has been placed on the globe to help us locate things

57.

Someone tells you about the population density, languages spoken, landforms and animal life in Virginia. Which theme of geography is he or she most likely talking about?

a)

place

b)

location

c)

human-environment interaction

d)

movement

58.

You read that plastic products are made in the US and shipped around the globe. Which theme of geography are you most likely reading about?

a)

region

b)

location

c)

movement

d)

place

59.

People depend on the environment for

a)

food, language and region

b)

clothing, culture and politics

c)

gold, politics, and shelter

d)

food, clothing, shelter

60.

This is an example of

Go past the school, right at the hospital then it is just past the stop sign.

a)

Absolute location

b)

Relative location

61.

This chamber of the legislative branch is made up of 100 representatives, 2 per state.

a)

House of Representatives

b)

Senate

62.

What are the 2 parts of our Congress?

a)

The President and the Vice President

b)

House of Representatives and the Senate

c)

Pinky and the Brain

d)

Judicial Branch and Executive Branch

63.

What Branch of Government writes laws?

a)

The President

b)

Executive Branch

c)

Legislative Branch

d)

Check and Balances

64.

What is the main job of the Judicial Branch?

a)

Declare if laws are constitutional

b)

Enforce laws

c)

Make laws

d)

Calling Batman

65.

Who can veto a law?

a)

Vice President

b)

Coach Cross

c)

Supreme Court

d)

President

66.

What is the highest court in the Judicial Branch called?

a)

Congress Court

b)

Judge Judy

c)

County Court

d)

Supreme Court

67.

Which branch of government enforces the laws?

a)

Judicial Branch

b)

Executive Branch

c)

Local cops

d)

Legislative Branch

68.

Which branch of government can appoint judges to the courts?

a)

Judicial Branch

b)

Ruth Bader Ginsburg

c)

Executive Branch

d)

The Supreme Court

69.

Which Branch of Government coins money (makes the money)?

a)

Judicial Branch

b)

The Bank

c)

Executive Branch

d)

Legislative Branch

70.

Who has the power to declare war?

a)

Legislative Branch

b)

The Courts

c)

Executive Branch

d)

The Military

71.

Who has the power to grant a pardon?

a)

Judicial Branch

b)

Executive Branch

c)

Legislative Branch

d)

Professor Dumbledore

72.

As the President, you decide banning facial hair will create a more peaceful society. Which branch of government is responsible for deeming this unconstitutional?

a)

Judicial Branch

b)

Executive Branch

c)

You're on your own

d)

Legislative Branch

73.

Who has the power to impeach the President and Supreme Court Justices?

a)

Head Justice

b)

Executive Branch

c)

Judicial Branch

d)

Legislative Branch

74.

Congress decides fast food restaurants, such as Whataburger, are unhealthy and decides to make operating a fast food restaurant illegal. Which branch of government is responsible for vetoing this bill?

a)

Superman will save everyone!

b)

Executive Branch

c)

Judicial Branch

d)

Legislative

75.

What does 'Veto' mean?

a)

Permission

b)

Danny DeVito

c)

I Forbid

d)

Ratification

76.

The branch of government that enforces, carries out, the law.

a)

Executive

b)

Judicial

c)

Legislative

77.

The branch of government that makes the laws.

a)

Executive

b)

Legislative

c)

Judicial

78.

The head of this branch is the President.

a)

Executive

b)

Legislative

c)

Judicial

79.

The branch of government that reviews laws to determine whether they are fair or unfair.

a)

Executive

b)

Judicial

c)

Legislative

80.

The head of this branch is the Supreme Court.

a)

Executive

b)

Legislative

c)

Judicial

81.

This theme describes how people interact with their environments. For example, growing crops for food.

a)

Location

b)

Regions

c)

Human-Environment Interaction

d)

Movement

82.

The head of this branch is Congress.

a)

Executive

b)

Legislative

c)

Judicial

83.

This chamber of the Legislative branch is made up of 435 representatives, based on population.

a)

House of Representatives

b)

Senate

84.

Which branch of government do the Supreme Court justices work under?

a)

Executive

b)

Judicial

c)

Legislative

d)

All Branches

85.

The (a)   is the highest court in the United States.

86.

Which branch has the power to: Coin Money, Collect Taxes, Declare War?

a)

Legislative

b)

Executive

c)

Judicial

87.

The president is part of which branch of government?

a)

Executive

b)

Judicial

c)

Legislative

88.

Which two parts make up Congress?

a)

president and vice president

b)

house of representatives and vice president

c)

senate

d)

House of Representatives and senate

89.

How many branches of government are there?

a)

2

b)

1

c)

3

d)

4

90.

Who can veto a law?

a)

The President

b)

Vice President

c)

The Mayor

d)

Supreme Court

91.

There are ___ Supreme Court Justices.

a)

2

b)

8

c)

9

d)

4

92.

Prevents any one branch of government from becoming too powerful. Allows each branch of government to limit powers of the other two branches.

a)

Separation of powers

b)

Checks and Balances

c)

Federalism

d)

Natural Rights

93.

What is a representative?

a)

Someone who works for the school

b)

Someone who is chosen to be the voice for their state

c)

To agree on a law

d)

The system that elects the President

94.

Who is in the Executive Branch?

(choose all that apply)

a)

President

b)

Supreme Court

c)

Vice President

d)

Cabinet

95.

Who has power in our government?

a)

The President

b)

The King

c)

Parliament

d)

The People

96.

What is the main job of the Judicial Branch?

a)

Create the Laws

b)

Enforce the Laws

c)

Judge the Laws

97.

What two groups are in Congress?

(choose all that apply)

a)

The Supreme Court

b)

The House of Representatives

c)

The Senate

d)

The Cabinet

98.

Which branch Enforces the Laws?

a)

Legislative

b)

Executive

c)

Judicial

99.

If the President appoints a new Supreme Court Justice, which branch approves (checks) the Justice?

a)

Legislative

b)

Judicial

c)

Executive

100.

What type of government do we have?

a)

Representative Monarchy

b)

Democracy

c)

Democratic Republic

d)

Oligarchy

101.

Which branch can impeach political leaders?

a)

Legislative

b)

Executive

c)

Judicial

102.

What is the main job of the Legislative Branch?

a)

Create the Laws

b)

Enforce the Laws

c)

Judge the Laws

103.

If the President vetoes a bill, which branch can override the veto?

a)

Judicial

b)

Legislative

c)

Executive

104.

The branch of government that is responsible for making the laws is,

a)

the Legislative Branch

b)

the Executive Branch

c)

the Judicial Branch

105.

The branch of government that is responsible for enforcing the laws is,

a)

the Legislative Branch

b)

the Executive Branch

c)

the Judicial Branch

106.

The branch of government that is responsible for interpreting the laws is,

a)

the Legislative Branch

b)

the Executive Branch

c)

the Judicial Branch

107.

Which branch is the House of Representatives in?

a)

Legislative

b)

Executive

c)

Judicial

108.

Which branch is the Supreme Court in?

a)

Legislative

b)

Executive

c)

Judicial

109.

Which branch is the Senate in?

a)

Legislative

b)

Executive

c)

Judicial

110.

Which branch is the President in?

a)

Legislative

b)

Executive

c)

Judicial

111.

What is separation of powers?

a)

The federal and state governments share power

b)

The government's power comes from the permission of the people

c)

The government is divided into 3 branches

d)

Each branch of government has jobs to make sure other branches don't become too powerful