Practice Quiz -Five Themes
1. What are the five themes of geography?
a) Loca on, place, region, movement, and humanenvironment interac on
b) Loca on, space, region, movement, and
human-environment interac on
c) Loca on, place, area, movement, and humanenvironment interac on
d) Loca on, place, region, movement, and
environmental interac on
2. What do geographers study?
a) The processes that cause changes like
earthquakes, volcanoes, and mountains
b) The history of human migra on
c) The forma on of con nents
d) The impact of climate change on ecosystems
5.
a) Absolute loca on
b) Rela ve loca on
c) Geographic loca on
d) Specific loca on
6.
3. What is absolute loca on?
4. What are la tude lines?
a) Lines that run parallel to the equator
b) Lines that run between the North and South
Poles
c) Lines that show distance east and west of the prime
meridian
d) Lines that show distance north and south of the
equator
What are the physical features that make each place
on Earth unique?
a) Climate, landforms, bodies of water, and plant and
animal life
b) Ci es, towns, governments, and cultural tradi ons
c) Mountains, rivers, forests, and oceans
d) Deserts, wetlands, glaciers, and deltas
7.
a) The exact spot on Earth where a place can be
found
b) The distance north and south of the equator
c) The distance east and west of the prime
meridian
d) The imaginary lines drawn on Earth's surface
What is the term used to describe the loca on of
one place in rela on to other places?
8.
What term is used to describe a group of places that
have physical features or human characteris cs in
common?
a) Absolute loca on
b) Rela ve loca on
c) Geographic region
d) Language region
What is the main difference between absolute
loca on and rela ve loca on?
a) Absolute loca on refers to the exact coordinates
of a place, while rela ve loca on refers to its
posi on in
rela on to other places.
b) Absolute loca on refers to the posi on of a place
in rela on to other places, while rela ve loca on
refers to its exact coordinates.
c) Absolute loca on refers to the physical features
of a place, while rela ve loca on refers to its
climate and vegeta on.
d) Absolute loca on refers to the movement of
people, goods, and ideas, while rela ve loca on
refers to the movement of animals and plants.
d) None of the above
9.
What is the main tool for the movement of ideas?
a) Satellite photos
b) The Internet
c) Migra on
d) Emigra on
10. What is the term used to describe people moving
from one area to se;le in another?
a) Emigrate
b) Migrate
c) Immigrate
d) Push and pull factors
11. What are push factors?
a) Higher standard of living, employment
opportuni es, rights, freedom
b) Poverty, overcrowding, lack of jobs,
prejudice
c) Hot and wet climate, tall grass, thick trees
d) None of the above
12. What are pull factors?
a) Higher standard of living, employment
opportuni es, rights, freedom
b) Poverty, overcrowding, lack of jobs, prejudice
c) Hot and wet climate, tall grass, thick trees
d) None of the above
13. What are natural barriers that can make migra on
difficult?
a) Oceans, lakes, navigable rivers, flat land
b) Mountain ranges, canyons, raging rivers
c) Hot and dry climate, short grass, sand or bare soil
14. How do push and pull factors cause migra on?
a) Push factors encourage people to leave their
current loca on, while pull factors a;ract them
to a new loca on.
b) Push factors a;ract people to a new loca on,
while pull factors encourage them to leave their
current loca on.
c) Push and pull factors have no impact on
migra on.
d) Push and pull factors are only relevant for
interna onal migra on, not internal migra on.
15. What are some ways people have adapted to their
environment?
a) By building infrastructure, such as roads and
bridges.
b) By developing agricultural techniques suited to
the local climate.
c) By crea ng laws and regula ons to protect the
environment.
d) By relying on natural resources for survival.
16. What factors make your part of the United States a
region?
a) Similar human geography and similar physical
geography.
b) Similar poli cal ideology and similar economic
systems.
c) Similar cultural tradi ons and similar religious
beliefs.
d) Similar climate and similar popula on density.