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