Five Themes of Geography

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  Sometimes people have to go to a new place in order to get a better job. Which theme does this situation represent?

• • A.

    Region

• • B.

    Movement

• • C.

    Human-Environment Interaction

• • D.

    Migration

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  Absolute Location is described using

• A.

  Latitude and longitude

• B. Nearby landmarks

• • C.

    Equator

• • D.

    Globe

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  Long ago, there were very few roads and people traveled by horse and buggy.  Now we have interstate roads and almost everyone has a car.  Which theme does this situation describe?

• A. Region

• B. Place

• C. Human-Environment Interaction

• D. None of them

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  When we describe a place by saying "it has a beautiful lake and mountains in the background," we are describing it by its_________

• • A.

    Cultural characteristics

• • B.

    Physical characteristics

• • C.

    Traditional characteristics

• • D.

    All of the above

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  In the midwest, there are very large fields and very large farms. The people who live there could say they live in a farming ______________.

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• • A.

    Place

• • B.

    Location

• • C.

    Region

• • D.

    Area

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  When we tell about a place by describing the kinds of food people eat and the way they celebrate holidays and family traditions, we are describing ________________________ characteristics.

• • A.

    Cultural

• • B.

    Physical

• • C.

    Traditional

• • D.

    None of the above

• 7. 

  We use trains, planes, and trucks to bring clothes, furniture, cars, and groceries to the stores we shop in. Which theme does this represent?

• • A.

    Human-environment interaction

• • B.

    Movement

• • C.

    Location

• • D.

    Migration

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  When I say that I live close to the church, I am telling you my ________________location.

• • A.

    Absolute

• • B.

    Relative

• Some cities have lots of pollution and garbage. Which theme does this represent?

• • A.

    Location

• • B.

    Human-environment interaction

• • C.

    Region

• • D.

    Area

When we say we live in the south where most days are sunny and warm, we are describing our _______________________.

• • A.

  • Geography

  •  

• • B.

    Latitude 

• • C.

    Topography

• • D.

    Climate