Global Studies Name __________KEY______________________
Match each of the following with the theme it best represents. Choose from the following:
Location Place Interaction Movement Region
1. This theme answers the question, “What are the physical and human characteristics of an area?”
PLACE
2. This theme answers the question, “
Where is this area?”
LOCATION
3. This theme answers the question, “In what ways do the people adapt to or change the environment
?”
INTERACTION
4. This theme answers the question, “In what ways has this area been affected by the movement of people, goods or ideas
?”
MOVEMENT
5. This theme answers the question, “With what other areas does this place have something in common ?”
REGION
6. Los Angeles is known for its warm climate , laid back people and the movie industry.
PLACE- describes the physical & human characteristics
7. New Orleans is found at 30 degrees north latitude .
LOCATION- absolute location using latitude
8. The countries of the Middle East can be grouped together because they share the same religion and climate.
REGION- areas grouped together
9. The 49ers moved west in the hopes of finding gold in California.
MOVEMENT- migration of people
10. New Jersey is next to Pennsylvania.
LOCATION- relative location using another area for comparison
11. People build irrigation systems to bring water to their farms.
INTERACTION- people changed their environment

Global Studies
Match each of the following with the theme it best represents. Choose from the following:
Location Place Interaction Movement Region
1. The landforms and vegetation of a particular area would fit best into this theme.
PLACE- describes physical features
2. Philadelphia is known for the Delaware River , Liberty Bell, professional sports teams and cheese steak sandwiches.
PLACE- describes physical and human characteristics
3. The terms “ relative ” and “ absolute ” refer to this theme.
LOCATION- relative compares to other areas, absolute uses latitude and longitude
4. These are areas that can be grouped together because they share a unifying characteristic .
REGION- areas grouped together
5. Mexico City can be found at approximately 20 degrees North latitude and 100 degrees West longitude .
LOCATION- absolute location using latitude and longitude
6. People, trade and ideas are all examples of this theme.
MOVEMENT- migration (people), goods (trade), cultural diffusion (trade)
7. The countries of the Middle East and North Africa can be grouped together because they share similar cultures.
REGION- areas grouped together
8. Australia is in the southern hemisphere .
LOCATION- absolute because it uses latitude and longitude, relative because hemisphere is a huge area
9. Levies were built to protect New Orleans from flooding.
INTERACTION- humans changed environment
10. England is located on the prime meridian .
LOCATION- absolute location because it uses longitude