LOCATION
Which theme answers “Where is it?”
A. Place
B. Location
C. Movement
D. Region
Correct Answer: B. Location
Which theme answers “What is it like there?”
A. Place
B. Location
C. Movement
D. Region
Correct Answer: A. Place
Human-Environment Interaction studies:
A. Where people live
B. How people and the environment affect one another
C. How goods travel
D. How regions are created
Correct Answer: B. How people and the environment affect one another
Movement includes the movement of:
A. Mountains, rivers, and climates
B. People, goods, and ideas
C. Latitude and longitude
D. Regions only
Correct Answer: B. People, goods, and ideas
— A region is:
A. An exact location
B. An area with something in common
C. A way people move
D. A physical feature
Correct Answer: B. An area with something in common
What are the two types of location?
A. Human and Physical
B. Absolute and Relative
C. Near and Far
D. Local and Global
Correct Answer: B. Absolute and Relative
Mountains, rivers, and climate are:
A. Human characteristics
B. Physical characteristics
C. Relative locations
D. Forms of movement
Correct Answer: B. Physical characteristics
Building a dam across a river is an example of:
A. Movement
B. Location
C. Human-Environment Interaction
D. Region
Correct Answer: C. Human-Environment Interaction
A family moving from West Virginia to Florida represents:
A. Place
B. Region
C. Movement
D. Location
Correct Answer: C. Movement
Which theme groups places based on shared characteristics?
A. Place
B. Movement
C. Location
D. Region
Correct Answer: D. Region
Which is an example of absolute location?
A. Beside the school
B. Near the river
C. 38° N, 81° W
D. Across from the park
Correct Answer: C. 38° N, 81° W
Language and religion are examples of:
A. Physical characteristics
B. Human characteristics
C. Absolute locations
D. Regions
Correct Answer: B. Human characteristics
Wearing heavy coats because of cold winters is an example of:
A. Adapting to the environment
B. Absolute location
C. Movement
D. Region
Correct Answer: A. Adapting to the environment
Trucks carrying food from one state to another represent:
A. Movement
B. Place
C. Region
D. Absolute location
Correct Answer: A. Movement
States with similar climates could be grouped into a:
A. Movement
B. Region
C. Location
D. Place
Correct Answer: B. Region
The restaurant is beside the post office” describes:
A. Absolute Location
B. Relative Location
C. Place
D. Region
Correct Answer: B. Relative Location
Which BEST describes the theme of Place?
A. Where something is
B. The characteristics that make a location unique
C. How people and goods travel
D. Areas that have something in common
Correct Answer: B. The characteristics that make a location unique
Farmers using irrigation to grow crops in a dry area are:
A. Finding relative location
B. Modifying the environment
C. Creating a region
D. Moving ideas
Correct Answer: B. Modifying the environment
Sharing music and ideas through the internet is an example of:
A. Region
B. Movement
C. Place
D. Human-Environment Interaction
Correct Answer: B. Movement
An area where most people speak the same language could be considered a:
A. Location
B. Movement
C. Region
D. Absolute location
Correct Answer: C. Region
Which tool could help you identify the absolute location of a place?
A. Climate and vegetation
B. Latitude and longitude
C. Language and religion
D. Roads and railroads
Correct Answer: B. Latitude and longitude
Which pair contains ONE physical and ONE human characteristic?
A. Mountains and rivers
B. Language and religion
C. Climate and population
D. Latitude and longitude
Correct Answer: C. Climate and population
Which is the BEST example of Human-Environment Interaction?
A. A family moves to another state.
B. Two states have similar climates.
C. People build flood walls to protect their community.
D. A student gives directions to school.
Correct Answer: C. People build flood walls to protect their community.
Which situation does NOT represent Movement?
A. A student moves to another country.
B. A company ships products across the United States.
C. A video becomes popular around the world.
D. A city has cold winters and snowy mountains.
Correct Answer: D. A city has cold winters and snowy mountains.
West Virginia and Kentucky can both be considered part of Appalachia. Which theme does this BEST represent?
A. Movement
B. Place
C. Location
D. Region
Correct Answer: D. Region