Quiz: 5 Themes Of Geography

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1.

Which is an example of humans interacting with their environment?
- A.
  
  Someone eating a sandwich for lunch at a fast-food restaurant
- B.
  
  A taxidermist who is paid to stuff and mount fish caught by sportsmen.
- C.
  
  Inuit tribes of the Arctic who depend on fishing for survival.
- D.
  
  A town council raising the cost of a fishing license from $5 to $10.
2.

The invisible lines on a map that pinpoint coordinates of absolute locations are called
- A.
  
  The x axis and the y axis
- B.
  
  Latitude and longitude
- C.
  
  Earth coordinates
- D.
  
  Equators and meridians
3.

What are the major themes of geography?
- A.
  
  Region, latitude, longitude, temperature, and humidity
- B.
  
  Time zone, rainfall, population, movement, and language
- C.
  
  People, places, human-environmental interaction, and locations
- D.
  
  Location, place, region, movement, human-environmental interaction
4.

In terms of geography, which of the following is not an example of movement?
- A.
  
  Immigrants traveling from Asia to the United States
- B.
  
  Construction workers modifying the landscape to build a building.
- C.
  
  A business woman commuting to work every morning
- D.
  
  A family taking a vacation to Florida
5.

Which of the following is a factual statement about the theme place?
- A.
  
  It is a description of the physical and cultural characteristics of a location.
- B.
  
  The environment has no impact on it.
- C.
  
  It varies depending on the seasons.
- D.
  
  It is pinpointed using latitude and longitude.
6.

Which statement is true about the equator?
- A.
  
  It is the location of earth's magnetic poles.
- B.
  
  It separates the earth into degrees of latitude and longitude.
- C.
  
  It divides the earth into the northern and southern hemispheres.
- D.
  
  It influences weather patterns around the world.
7.

What is the 0-degree latitude line called?
- A.
  
  The international dateline
- B.
  
  The equator
- C.
  
  The prime meridian
- D.
  
  Latitude-zero
8.

How many degrees of longitude are there to the east and west of the Prime Meridian?
- A.
  
  90
- B.
  
  100
- C.
  
  520
- D.
  
  180
9.

What is the weather like at 90 degrees south latitude?
- A.
  
  Temperate
- B.
  
  Tropical
- C.
  
  Frigid
- D.
  
  Hot in summer, cold in winter
10.

Which of the following is an example of a physical characteristic of a region?
- A.
  
  A sports team that everyone in the area roots for
- B.
  
  A mountain range located within that region
- C.
  
  The jobs that are available in that region
- D.
  
  The language that's spoken in that region