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Geography and the Five Themes
Geography and the Five Themes
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Geographic Thinking- Themes and Elements
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What theme of geography explains how people, goods, and ideas, get from one place to another?
Movement
Place
Location
Region
2
Human geography
is the study of the world's people, communities, and landscapes
False
True
3
What is an example of
human-environment interaction?
A dam used to store water
The spread of disease
A chart of high temperatures
The erosion caused by waves
4
Which theme looks at how people affect the environment & how the environment affects people?
Location
Region
Movement
Human-Environment Interaction
5
What theme of geography includes
how people modify the environment
?
Place
Region
Movement
Human-Environment Interaction
6
People using local materials to make clothes and build homes is an example of...
Push factors
Adaptation to the region
Pull factors
Modification of the environment
7
The study of the world's physical features is known as
physical geography
.
True
False
8
What best explains what this photo is an example of?
How people affect the environment
How the environment affects people
How animals migrate
How physical systems change
9
Geography
is the study of . . .
the world and history
cardinal and intermediate directions
the world, its people, and the landscapes they create
continents and oceans
10
What theme of geography explains the
spread of religions
around the world?
Place
Location
Movement
Region
11
What is
absolute location
?
The region that contains a place
The exact point where a place is found
The characteristics that make a place unique
The position of one place compared to another
12
The distinguishing characteristics of one location help define what theme?
Movement
Location
Human-Environment Interaction
Place
13
A group of places with common characteristics is called a...
Movement
Location
Region
Place
14
What region is also a
continent
?
South America
Sub-Saharan Africa
Russia and the Eurasian Republics
South Asia
15
What do geographers use the
Global Positioning System
to determine?
Population Density
Relative Location
Land Use
Absolute Location
16
What is a region?
A location with specific characteristics
A pattern of human movement
A group of places with common characteristics
A certain longitude and latitude
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What is
relative location
?
A general description of where a place is located
The region that contains a place
The exact point where a place is found
The characteristics that make a place unique
