Introduction to World Geography: Five Themes

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What is the primary concern of human-environment interaction?

  • How people move from one location to another
  • How people export goods to other places
  • How people divide the country into states and provinces
  • How people relate to the physical world (correct)

What is the tool that geographers use to measure and describe the Earth?

  • Maps and globes (correct)
  • Satellites and drones
  • Rulers and protractors
  • Compasses and GPS

What is the term for the study of the Earth and its people?

  • Anthropology
  • Geology
  • Cartography
  • Geography (correct)

What is the advantage of a globe over a map?

<p>A globe shows the true shapes and sizes of landforms (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How do people adapt to the environment?

<p>By using the environment (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary reason people settle in a particular location?

<p>For water and food (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of location is described by a precise spot on Earth?

<p>Absolute location (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which theme of geography is concerned with the physical characteristics of a place?

<p>Place (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term used to describe the imaginary lines used to identify a place's location on Earth?

<p>Latitude and longitude (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is an example of a human characteristic of a place?

<p>Bridge (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What theme of geography compares the physical and human characteristics of different places?

<p>Region (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the geographic question that refers to the theme of location?

<p>Where is it? (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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