5 themes of geography quiz

What are the five themes of geography?

• History, Culture, Language, Economy, Society

• Science, Mathematics, Literature, Arts, Music

• Mountains, Oceans, Rivers, Deserts, Forests

• Location, Place, Region, Human-Environment Interaction, Movement

How do geographers study location?

• By identifying absolute and relative location

• By examining architecture and religion

• By studying climate and landforms

• By analyzing population and language

What characteristics of a place do geographers study?

• Economic and political characteristics

• Technological and environmental characteristics

• Historical and cultural characteristics

• Physical and human characteristics

What are examples of regions?

• Mountains, Oceans, Rivers, Deserts, Forests

• The South, the West, the Midwest, etc.

• New York Metropolitan Area, Chicagoland, Los Angeles Metropolitan Area

• San Antonio, Delaware, France, South Korea

How do geographers study human-environment interaction?

• Studying climate and landforms

• Looking at how people use and change their environments

• Examining population and language

• Analyzing transportation and technology

What are examples of human-environment interaction?

• Industrial plant air pollution

• Great Pacific Garbage Patch

• Data collection by environmental scientists

• Travel of people, plants, animals, objects, ideas, and weather

How is movement studied in geography?

• Studying climate and landforms

• Identifying absolute and relative location

• Analyzing population and language

• Examining transportation, technology, push and pull factors

What are some examples of movement?

• Travel

• Immigration

• Fruit sale

• Hurricane Katrina in 2004

How do geographers study place?

• By looking at environment usage and changes

• By examining population and language

• By analyzing transportation and technology

• By studying physical and human characteristics

What are some examples of location?

• New York Stock Exchange: 11 Wall St, New York, NY

• Sydney, Australia: 34° S, 151° E

• The South, the West, the Midwest

• Mountains, Oceans, Rivers, Deserts, Forests