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