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Worksheets5 themes, regions and government review
Total questions: 111
Worksheet time: 1hrs 20mins
Which region is the Colorado Plateau?
¿Qué región es la meseta del Colorado?
Which region is the Great Plains?
¿Qué región son las Grandes Llanuras?
Which region is the Basin and Range?
¿Qué región es la Cuenca y la Cordillera?
Which region is the Rocky Mountain Region?
¿Qué región es la región de las Montañas Rocosas?
Please sort these options into the correct region of New Mexico
Ordene estas opciones según la región correcta de Nuevo México
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
Which are part of the 5 themes of geography? Multiple answers
¿Cuáles forman parte de los 5 temas de la geografía?
Management
Population
Human and Environment Interaction
Location
Place
(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.
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.
Movement/ Movimienot
Region/ Región
Location/ la localización
Human and Environment Interaction/ interacción humana y ambiental
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.
Identify the Five Themes of Geography.
Location, Place, Human-Environment Interaction, Movement, Region
Climate, Vegetation, Population, Economy, Culture
Latitude, Longitude, Altitude, Distance, Scale
Mountains, Rivers, Deserts, Forests, Oceans
What is the difference between absolute and relative location?
Absolute location is a fixed point on Earth, while relative location describes a place in relation to other places.
Absolute location changes over time, while relative location is constant.
Absolute location is based on human-made landmarks, while relative location is based on natural features.
Absolute location is used in maps, while relative location is used in GPS systems.
Only providing one side of the story is a form of:
(a)
Name the Five Themes of Geography
Physical and Human Characteristics
Place
How and why people, ideas, and goods travel around the globe.
Movement
How we find where things and locations are found.
Location
The study of how earth and people interact together.
Human-Environment Interaction
Area with similar features
Regions
What are the two categories of location?
cardinal location, easy location
easy location, fixed location
fixed location, cardinal location
What are the two characteristics of place?
physical (area) and human (population)
equator and prime meridian
location and region
What is one way the media can exhibit bias?
¿Cuál es una forma en que los medios pueden mostrar sesgo?
By presenting only one side of a story.
Presentando sólo un lado de una historia.
By providing equal coverage to all viewpoints.
Proporcionando igual cobertura a todos los puntos de vista.
By avoiding controversial topics.
Evitando temas controvertidos.
By using neutral language.
Utilizando un lenguaje neutral.
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.
Ancestral Puebloans
Navajo
Apache
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
Identify a challenge historians face when studying the distant past of New Mexico.
Lack of modern technology
Limited written records
Overabundance of artifacts
Too many oral histories
Discuss the impact of migration patterns on the cultural development of early people in the Southwest region.
Migration had no impact on cultural development.
Migration led to the exchange of ideas and technologies.
Migration caused cultural stagnation.
Migration isolated groups from one another.
A description of Canada as "north of the United States" is an example of which location?
absolute
relative
40 ° North and 55 ° West is an example of which theme?
Place
Location
Movement
Region
Human-Environment Interaction
How we adapt to nature around us is part of
Place
Movement
Location
Region
Human-Environment Interaction
When you describe to someone what your community is like, you are referring to which theme of geography?
Place
Movement
Location
Region
Human-Environment Interaction
People who live in Alaska and wear thick layers of clothing is an example of which theme?
Movement
Region
Place
Human Environment Interaction
Where a place can be found on a map...
Location
Place
Movement
Region
Human Environment Interaction
The physical and human characteristics of a location...
Location
Place
Movement
Region
Human Environment Interaction
Ways to organize the world into locations that share common characteristics...
Location
Place
Movement
Region
Human Environment Interaction
Why humans move to new locations and what they do once they arrive...
Location
Place
Movement
Region
Human Environment Interaction
Culture, language, religion, and other information about the people living in a place are...
Physical Characteristics
Human Characteristics
Types of land, bodies of water, and other things that are natural to the planet are...
Physical Characteristics
Human Characteristics
How humans impact the environment and how the environment responds...
Location
Place
Movement
Region
Human Environment Interaction
This describes the location of a place in relation to what is close or nearby...
Absolute Location
Relative Location
A region
Anything related to the movement of people, ideas, or goods.
Physical or human characteristics that make a place special or unique.
is an area that is grouped together because they have similar characteristics.
the exact position of something on the earth’s surface
Places that are near each other and have something in common, either in a person's mind, or from defined borders are called _____.
regions
locations
places
states
Human-environment interaction is the relationship between _____ and _____.
people and the world
people and the government
people and other people
People and farms
True or false. Technology has made the movement of ideas easier.
True
False
When turbines provide energy for people this is an example of -
Location
Place
Region
Human-Environment Interaction
The Pacific Northwest is an example of -
Region
Movement
Human-Environment Interaction
Location
Immigrants going from Europe to North America is an example of -
Location
Movement
Human-Environment Interaction
Region
This theme describes features that make a site unique.
Location
Place
Human-Environment Interaction
Movement
This theme looks at how and why people and things move around.
Regions
Human-Environment Interaction
Place
Movement
What are lines of latitude and longitude?
a place's position in terms of time, direction, distance or a landmark
the borders that divide cultural regions
the number of people per unit of area
imaginary grid that has been placed on the globe to help us locate things
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?
place
location
human-environment interaction
movement
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?
region
location
movement
place
People depend on the environment for
food, language and region
clothing, culture and politics
gold, politics, and shelter
food, clothing, shelter
This is an example of
Go past the school, right at the hospital then it is just past the stop sign.
Absolute location
Relative location
This chamber of the legislative branch is made up of 100 representatives, 2 per state.
House of Representatives
Senate
What are the 2 parts of our Congress?
The President and the Vice President
House of Representatives and the Senate
Pinky and the Brain
Judicial Branch and Executive Branch
What Branch of Government writes laws?
The President
Executive Branch
Legislative Branch
Check and Balances
What is the main job of the Judicial Branch?
Declare if laws are constitutional
Enforce laws
Make laws
Calling Batman
Who can veto a law?
Vice President
Coach Cross
Supreme Court
President
What is the highest court in the Judicial Branch called?
Congress Court
Judge Judy
County Court
Supreme Court
Which branch of government enforces the laws?
Judicial Branch
Executive Branch
Local cops
Legislative Branch
Which branch of government can appoint judges to the courts?
Judicial Branch
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Executive Branch
The Supreme Court
Which Branch of Government coins money (makes the money)?
Judicial Branch
The Bank
Executive Branch
Legislative Branch
Who has the power to declare war?
Legislative Branch
The Courts
Executive Branch
The Military
Who has the power to grant a pardon?
Judicial Branch
Executive Branch
Legislative Branch
Professor Dumbledore
As the President, you decide banning facial hair will create a more peaceful society. Which branch of government is responsible for deeming this unconstitutional?
Judicial Branch
Executive Branch
You're on your own
Legislative Branch
Who has the power to impeach the President and Supreme Court Justices?
Head Justice
Executive Branch
Judicial Branch
Legislative Branch
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?
Superman will save everyone!
Executive Branch
Judicial Branch
Legislative
What does 'Veto' mean?
Permission
Danny DeVito
I Forbid
Ratification
The branch of government that enforces, carries out, the law.
Executive
Judicial
Legislative
The branch of government that makes the laws.
Executive
Legislative
Judicial
The head of this branch is the President.
Executive
Legislative
Judicial
The branch of government that reviews laws to determine whether they are fair or unfair.
Executive
Judicial
Legislative
The head of this branch is the Supreme Court.
Executive
Legislative
Judicial
This theme describes how people interact with their environments. For example, growing crops for food.
Location
Regions
Human-Environment Interaction
Movement
The head of this branch is Congress.
Executive
Legislative
Judicial
This chamber of the Legislative branch is made up of 435 representatives, based on population.
House of Representatives
Senate
Which branch of government do the Supreme Court justices work under?
Executive
Judicial
Legislative
All Branches
The (a) is the highest court in the United States.
Which branch has the power to: Coin Money, Collect Taxes, Declare War?
Legislative
Executive
Judicial
The president is part of which branch of government?
Executive
Judicial
Legislative
Which two parts make up Congress?
president and vice president
house of representatives and vice president
senate
House of Representatives and senate
How many branches of government are there?
2
1
3
4
Who can veto a law?
The President
Vice President
The Mayor
Supreme Court
There are ___ Supreme Court Justices.
2
8
9
4
Prevents any one branch of government from becoming too powerful. Allows each branch of government to limit powers of the other two branches.
Separation of powers
Checks and Balances
Federalism
Natural Rights
What is a representative?
Someone who works for the school
Someone who is chosen to be the voice for their state
To agree on a law
The system that elects the President
Who is in the Executive Branch?
(choose all that apply)
President
Supreme Court
Vice President
Cabinet
Who has power in our government?
The President
The King
Parliament
The People
What is the main job of the Judicial Branch?
Create the Laws
Enforce the Laws
Judge the Laws
What two groups are in Congress?
(choose all that apply)
The Supreme Court
The House of Representatives
The Senate
The Cabinet
Which branch Enforces the Laws?
Legislative
Executive
Judicial
If the President appoints a new Supreme Court Justice, which branch approves (checks) the Justice?
Legislative
Judicial
Executive
What type of government do we have?
Representative Monarchy
Democracy
Democratic Republic
Oligarchy
Which branch can impeach political leaders?
Legislative
Executive
Judicial
What is the main job of the Legislative Branch?
Create the Laws
Enforce the Laws
Judge the Laws
If the President vetoes a bill, which branch can override the veto?
Judicial
Legislative
Executive
The branch of government that is responsible for making the laws is,
the Legislative Branch
the Executive Branch
the Judicial Branch
The branch of government that is responsible for enforcing the laws is,
the Legislative Branch
the Executive Branch
the Judicial Branch
The branch of government that is responsible for interpreting the laws is,
the Legislative Branch
the Executive Branch
the Judicial Branch
Which branch is the House of Representatives in?
Legislative
Executive
Judicial
Which branch is the Supreme Court in?
Legislative
Executive
Judicial
Which branch is the Senate in?
Legislative
Executive
Judicial
Which branch is the President in?
Legislative
Executive
Judicial
What is separation of powers?
The federal and state governments share power
The government's power comes from the permission of the people
The government is divided into 3 branches
Each branch of government has jobs to make sure other branches don't become too powerful
