Five Themes of Geography
  • 1. Changing a place through human environment interaction is . . .
A) depending on the environment
B) adapting to the environment
C) modifying the environment
D) appreciating the environment
  • 2. This is an example of adapting to the environment:
A) ice fishing
B) building a bridge to cross a river
C) wearing warm clothes in a cold climate
  • 3. On a compass rose, what are N, S, E, W?
A) intermediate directions
B) cardinal directions
C) the four themes of geography
D) the most important colors
  • 4. What does MR. HELP stand for?
A) Modify, React, Help, Environment, Lessons, Placement
B) Modern regions here on earth leave peopel.
C) My reaction to school this year.
D) Movement, Region, Human-Environment Interaction, Location, Place
  • 5. What question does place answer?
A) What the unique characteristics of an area?
B) What does it have in common with other areas?
C) Where is it?
D) Where is an area located?
  • 6. What geographic theme answers this question: Where is it?
A) Region
B) Place
C) Climate
D) Location
  • 7. What question does region answer?
A) What do these areas have in common?
B) Where is this located?
C) How do humans interact with this location?
  • 8. What are the three types of Human Environment Interaction?
A) modify, adapt, depend
B) defend, move, help
C) pollution, conservation, estimation
D) harvest, mollify, address
  • 9. In geographical terms, what types of things are "moved"?
A) earthquakes, weather, water
B) muscles, vehicles
C) people, goods, ideas
  • 10. Which theme helps geographers understand cultural differences?
A) Region
B) Human Environment Interaction
C) Language
D) Culture
  • 11. If you said a place rained a lot and had a lot of valleys, you would be describing its:
A) Specific characteristics
B) Cultural characteristics
C) Human characteristics
D) Physical characteristics
  • 12. What does modifying the environment mean?
A) It means depending on the environment for survival.
B) It means changing the environment to meet your needs.
C) It means moving away from your location.
D) It means changing what you do to react to the environment.
  • 13. A specific address -- like 304 Garland Street, Bangor, Maine is an example of:
A) Relative location
B) Specific location
C) Absolute location
D) evocation
  • 14. What might be a human characteristic of a place?
A) mountains, rivers, lakes
B) weather, temperature, humidity
C) volcanoes, icebergs, tectonic plates
D) buildings, roads, churches
  • 15. If I said Tripp Middle School is near Leavitt High School, I am giving an example of:
A) Place
B) Human Environment Interaction
C) Relative description
D) Relative location
  • 16. A commuter train taking people from the suburbs to New York City is an example of the theme of:
A) Movement
B) Region
C) Place
D) vehicular change
  • 17. A newspaper or a Facebook account is an example of what theme of geography?
A) Movement
B) Place
C) Region
D) Location
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