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Duplicate of 5 Themes of Geography
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1
Which of the following divides Earth into Northern and Southern Hemispheres?
prime meridian
international date line
tropic of cancer
equator
2
What is the name of the line that is equally distant from the North Pole and the South Pole?
Prime Meridian
International Date Line
Tropic of Cancerr
Equator
3
Satellites use remote sensing to gather information about Earth from far away.
false
true
4
Which of the following is an example of a Region.
Arizona
Denison Iowa
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Midwest
5
Which type of location deals with determining where one location is by describing another?
Absolute Location
Relative Location
Place
Region
6
Which theme of geography explores how people good and ideas get to one place to another?
Absolute Location
Relative Location
Place
Movement
7
What is it when you use landmarks to get somewhere?
Relative Location
Absolute Location
Place
Movement
8
"what does the environment do to the people" describes which theme of geography?
human-environment interaction
movement
region
culture
9
The way people, things, ideas move from one location to another is called:
Relative Location
Region
Movement
Place
10
The study of wind currents, earthquakes, and climate is part of what essential element?
human systems
environment and society
Places and regions
physical systems
11
Each half of the Earth is called a _____.
half
side
hemisphere
bowl
12
What is it when people build new roads?
Human environment interaction
Movement
Location
Place
13
"People and ideas get around" describe which theme of geography?
human-environment interaction
movement
place
region
14
How many kids does Mrs. Ragan have?
5
2
4
3
15
______ is how people, ideas, goods, and information move from place to place
Location
Movment
Airplanes
Place
16
Which of the following best explains the difference between absolute and relative location.
A.L. is bigger than R.L.
A.L. is a spot and R.L. is close to one.
A.L.is an exact spot on Earth R.L.is a place near landmarks
A.L. and R.L. are places
17
Carl doesn't know what the red lines on map mean. What should he look at to find the answer?
scale bar
compass rose
map key
map title
18
What kind of map would be the most useful for showing the weather of the Earth?
political
climate
road
physical
19
"What do the people do to the environment" describes what theme of geography?
place
region
human-environment interaction
movement
20
Different types of physical ________ are deserts, mountains, grasslands, and rainforests.
Relative Location
Absolute Location
Place
Regions
21
The ___ map feature shows the boundary of the map.
border
boundary
scale
outline
22
What does Mrs. Ragan expect from all students?
treats
homework
respect
drama
23
What kind of map would be the most useful for showing the location of cities in the New York?
political
thematic
road
physical
24
Some cities have lots of pollution and garbage. Which theme does this represent?
Pollution
Place
Human-environment interaction
Location
25
Which of the following is an example of human-Environmental interaction
Sleeping
walking
Swimming
taking your trash to a trash can
26
What is the human-environmental interaction definition?
People walking
People having a “relationship” with the Earth
People breathing air
People stomping
27
GPS stands for Geographical Positioning System
true
false
28
Which is an example of absolute location?
on the border between US and Mexico
15 degrees South Latitude, 60 degrees West Longitude
near the equator
Southwest of OKC
29
climate, religion, language, education are examples of which theme of geography?
location
movement
place
region
30
a ___ shows a relationship between a unit of measure on a map and in the real world.
ruler
bar graph
scale bar
legend
31
What does the word "distort" mean?
correct
clear up
misleading/false
spell out
32
What is using turn by turn directions to get somewhere?
Region
Absolute Location
Place
Relative location
33
Lines of longitude MEASURE distance on Earth _____.
in an east-to-west direction
in miles
in a north-to-south direction
in kilometers
34
____ lets us know what the map is showing us.
title
scale
border
key
35
Absolute location is described using
Movement
Region
Location
Place
36
People study this by looking at features that make one place different from another.What is it?
Place
Movement
Region
Location
37
Geographers use the theme of _______to describe an area’s physical and human features.
Absolute Location
Movement
Region
Place
38
Which of the following gives the most accurate model of the world?
map
globe
39
Which theme considers how people affect the environment and how the environment affects them?
Human environment interaction
Place
Movement
Region
40
Why do people use absolute location?
To get to a specific place
To get homework done
To do math
Define Region
41
People have to go to a new place in order to get a better job. Which theme does this represent?
Absolute Location
Movement
Location
Relative Location
42
War, a flood, cost of living increases are examples of which geography theme?
location
place
movement
region
43
The study of Earth is called:
Earth
Geographers
Geography
Study
44
The map feature ___ shows orientation, such as, north, east, south, and west.
direction bar
scale bar
legend
compass rose
45
All map projections show the correct size of areas in relation to one another.
true
false
46
Which of these is NOT a theme of geography
Region
Absolute Location
Geography
Movement
47
What are the five elements of a map?
key, compass, border, scale, houses
key, compass, title, border, scale
scale, roads, mountains, key, title
diagram, states, name, oceans, roads
48
Which type of location deals with an exact spot on the map?
Location
Relative Location
Absolute Location
Movment
49
Places that share similar characteristics are called _____,
regions
physical systems
human systems
environments
50
What are two types of location
Place location
Region Location
relative location and absolute location
Movement Location
51
a ___ map feature shows the symbols and colors in the map.
scale
border
key
title
52
____ theme of Geography tells you where it is.
movement
location
region
place
53
Which theme of geography focuses on how we adapt to nature?
place
human-environment interaction
region
location
54
In the midwest, there are large fields. People who live there could say they live in a farming
Field
Place
Location
Region
55
"What do locations have in common" describes which of the five themes of geography?
place
location
region
movement
56
Which term refers to a group of places that have features in common?
region
location
movement
adaptation
57
What are locations on Earth with unique features called?
absolute location
regions
places
environments
58
"What is it like when you get there" describes which theme of geography?
movement
place
location
region
59
Use a map’s ___ to determine how many miles in the real world each inch on the map represents.
scale bar
legend
key
ruler
60
Which map would be the most useful for showing the location of lakes, rivers, & mountains?
physical
road
climate
population