Geog 1001 & 1002
J. Naumann
Quiz One : Five Themes of Geography
I will give you a statement describing a condition or situation. Part of the statement will
be in bold type. Focus on that part of the statement and decide which of the multiple
choice answers names the geographic theme which best fits that part of the situation.
There will be 10 statements like these.
EXAMPLE: You see a house with built high off the ground on stilts. It is located in
a village of similar houses on a floodplain. (a) absolute location (b) Physical place
(c) human/environment interaction (d) movement.
Answer: C – human/environment interaction. The floodplain probably floods in the
wetter part of the year. Their house is an adaptation to the physical conditions there.
The floodplain describes physical place, but it isn’t in bold type. The phrase that is bold
related to adapting to the environmental conditions so C is the appropriate answer.
1. Distinguish between true and false statements about the theme “place.”
2. Know the meaning/definition of the five themes (some have sub categories like
human place and physical place).
3. What are the characteristics of regional boundaries for regions like language,
climate, and vegetation?
4. Understand the geographic theme of place. Be sure to cover both subcategories of
place in your answer.
5. Understand the geographic theme of human-environment interaction. Be sure to
cover both subcategories of interaction in your answer.