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The Five Themes of Geography Quiz

Part I: Circle the letter that represents the BEST answer. 1. What is absolute location? a. Absolute location is where a location is in relation to other places b. Absolute location is an exact location determined by latitude and longitude c. Absolute location describes the landforms near a place d. Absolute location shows what region a place is in Geographers describe a place by a. its latitude and longitude b. its landforms c. its physical and human characteristics d. its distance from the equator The theme of movement shows how a. people are destroying the environment b. people are very self-sufficient c. people dont really move very often d. people interact with each other through the transport of people, goods, and ideas If you studied the consequences of the construction of the Hoover Dam on the Colorado River, you would be analyzing information based on the theme of ____________. a. region b. movement c. human/environment interaction d. location. Geographers use the theme of ____________ to divide the land into areas defined by common characteristics. a. location b. movement c. human/environment interaction d. region

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Part II: Write the appropriate theme of geography in the space provided. 6. Emma visited the Outer Banks in North Carolina. Emma thought it was interesting that all of the houses were built on stilts in case of flooding caused by a hurricane. This is an example of__________________________________. Jacob decides to build an apartment building in a large field that was once a forest with a stream running through it. Jacob's company has to cut down hundreds of trees, but he decides to leave a small park and to protect the stream from harm by building bridges over it for traffic and pedestrians. This is an example of__________________________________. Paulina takes a trip through the area of the U.S. known as the Deep South. On her trip she notices that most people who live there speak with a Southern accent, like interesting foods that most people up North don't eat, and everyone seems to call her a Yankee. This is an example of__________________________________. Patrick is visiting his friend Bubba at his secret hideout which is hidden deep underground at 40N 84W. This is an example of__________________________________.

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10. Avery flies all over the world sharing her knowledge of chewing gum with gum manufacturers so that they might produce better chewing gum with longer-lasting flavors. She often takes trains, planes, and hovercraft to get to her destinations. This is an example of__________________________________.