5 Themes of Geography
Landforms & Water Features
Natural Resources & Disasters
Culture
Government & Economy
100

This Theme of Geography tells you where something is.

What is Location?

100

This water feature is the largest on the planet.

What is an Ocean?

100

This natural disaster occurs when two tectonic plates slide against each other.

What is an Earthquake?

100

This is someone's beliefs and their form of worship.

What is Religion?
100

This type of government is one where people can vote on laws.

What is a Democracy/Republic?

200

This Theme of Geography is how people impact the land they live on.

What is Human-Environment Interaction (HEI)?

200

This landform is known for being very dry and hot.

What is a Desert?

200

This natural resource is a flammable liquid that is used to make cars go.

What is Oil/Petrol/Petroleum?

200

This is what people use to communicate with each other.

What is Language?

200

This type of economy is one where the government controls everything.

What is a Command Economy?

300

This Theme of Geography is how people travel and migrate around the world.

What is Movement?

300

This type of water is what the majority of the Earth's water is.

What is Saltwater?

300

This natural disaster occurs after an earthquake that happens in the ocean.

What is a Tsunami?

300

This is the most popular religion in the world, with 2.1 billion followers.

What is Christianity?

300

The Constitution was written on this day in 1787.

What is September 17th?

400

This Theme of Geography consists of areas that are similar to each other.

What is Region?

400

This landform is created when two tectonic plates push up against each other.

What is a Mountain/Volcano?

400

This natural resource is renewable through a cycle that includes precipitation, condensation, evaporation, infiltration, and runoff.

What is Water?

400

This explains why it can be 11pm in Australia, 3pm in Italy, 9am in Indiana, and 4am in Alaska.

What are Time Zones?

400

This is your desire to buy something and your ability to pay for it.

What is Demand?

500

This Theme of Geography describes what an area means to the people that live there.

What is Place?

500

This water feature holds most of the world's freshwater supply.

What is a Glacier?

500

This natural disaster forced many people to leave New Orleans and move to Houston. It also has high winds and heavy rainfall.

What is a Hurricane/Hurricane Katrina?

500

This continent is where scientists believe people first came from.

What is Africa?

500

This International Organization's main goal is world peace.

Who is the United Nations (UN)?

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