5 THEMES OF GEOGRAPHY UNIT 1

HOW CAN KNOWING THE RELATIVE LOCATION OF A PLACE HELP YOU UNDERSTAND ITS RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER PLACES?

• IT SHOWS ITS EXACT LONGITUDE AND LATITUDE

• IT IDENTIFIES THE SYMBOL USED TO MARK IT ON A MAP

• IT HELPS COMPARE A POSITION TO NEARBY LANDMARKS OR REGIONS

• IT EXPLAINS THE TYPE OF MAP PROJECTION BEING USED.

WHY WOULD A GEOGRAPHER USE A GLOBAL GRID TO DETERMINE THE LOCATION OF A PLACE ON A MAP?

• TO MEASURE THE ACTUAL DISTANCE BETWEEN PLACES

• TO INTEPRET THE SYMBOLS USED ON THE MAP

• TO FIND THE EXACT COORDINATES USING LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE

WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING DOES NOT REPRESENT ONE OF THE FIVE THEMES OF GEOGRAPHY?

• PLACE

• LOCATION

• REGIONS

• LAND

HOW DOES THE PRIME MERIDIAN HELP DIVIDE THE EARTH INTO TIME ZONES

• IT SEPREATES THE NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN HEMISPHERES

• IT MARKS 0 DEGREES LATITUDE, WHICH AFFEC TEMPATURE ZONES

• IT SERVES AS THE STARTING POINT FOR MEASURING LONGITUDE AND TIME ZONES

• IT RUNS PARALLEL TO THE EQUATOR TO DIVIDE THE GLOBE INTO EAST AND WEST

WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS AN EXAMPLE OF HUMAN-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION IN GEOGRAPHY?

• IDENTIFYING THE CAPITAL OF A COUNTRY

• DESCRIBING THE PHYSICAL FEATURES OF A REGION

• BUILDING DAMS TO CONTROL FLOODING

• USING LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE TO LOCATE A CITY

WHAT DOES THE THEME OF 'MOVEMENT' IN GEOGRAPHY MOST OFTEN REFER TO?

• THE PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF A LOCATION

• THE POLITICAL BOUNDARIES OF COUNTRIES

• THE CLIMATE OF A REGION

• THE WAY PEOPLE, GOODS, AND IDEAS TRAVEL FROM ONE PLACE TO ANOTHER

WHICH TOOL WOULD A GEOGRAPHER MOST LIKELY USE TO STUDY THE PHYSICAL FEATURES OF A REGION?

• POLITICAL MAP

• PHYSICAL MAP

• TIME ZONE CALCULATOR

• POPULATION CHART

WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING BEST DESCRIBES THE THEME OF 'REGION' IN GEOGRAPHY?

• AN AREA DEFINED BY COMMON CHARACTERISTICS SUCH AS LANGUAGE OR CLIMATE

• THE EXACT COORDINATES OF A PLACE

• THE MOVEMENT OF PEOPLE AND GOODS

• THE WAY HUMANS ADAPT TO THEIR ENVIRONMENT

WHAT IS THE MAIN PURPOSE OF USING LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE ON A MAP?

• TO SHOW POLITICAL BOUNDARIES

• TO PINPOINT THE PRECISE LOCATION OF A PLACE

• TO IDENTIFY THE CLIMATE OF A REGION

• TO DISPLAY POPULATION DENSITY

WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS AN EXAMPLE OF THE GEOGRAPHY THEME 'PLACE'?

• THE COORDINATES 40°N, 74°W

• THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS' HIGH ELEVATION AND SNOWY PEAKS

• THE TRADE ROUTES BETWEEN COUNTRIES

• THE DIVISION OF COUNTRIES INTO STATES