1.

You are writing to a friend who lives in a different country and who
has not ever seen the place where you live. She asks you to describe
your hometown’s characteristics and how they might be similar or
different from hers. Which of the five themes of geography would you
use to respond?
region
place
PLACE refers to
the human and
physical
characteristics of a
particular location
and how these
characteristics are
similar or different
from other places.
human/environment
interaction
location
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2. The climate can influence how we live. When visiting Hawaii, you will be wearing a
bathing suit and no shoes. When you visit Alaska, you will have on snow boots and a snow
coat. Which of the five themes do these examples describe?
human/environment interaction
HUMAN-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION looks at the ways in which humans and
their environment interact, along with the outcomes of that interaction. Refer back to
Lesson 1.1 for more information.
location
region
movement
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3. The Corn Belt, Great Lakes states, and the Bible Belt are all examples of which of the five
themes?
region
REGIONS are areas that are united by similar factors. Describing your hometown is not
uniting the two areas, but instead is describing how different your area is from hers.
Refer back to Lesson 1.1 for more information.
place
location
 movement
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4. Which of the following is an example of place?
tall, snow-capped mountains
PLACE provides a description of a specific location. Refer back to Lesson 1.1 for more
information.
buying products over the Internet
weather patterns high in the atmosphere
a location in the southwest United States
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5. Geographers are interested in a recent outbreak of the SARS virus that originated in China
but was soon detected in Toronto, Canada. Under which of the five themes would
geographers categorize their findings as they study this phenomenon?
place
movement
MOVEMENT refers to how things such as people, goods, and ideas move between
groups of people or between locations. Refer back to Lesson 1.1 for more information.
location
region
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6. As city planners lay out the roads of a city and plan on expanding with new roads, they
must look at what roads are being used the most, where people are traveling to, and how
many people are driving in cars and how many are riding in buses. What theme would city
planners be using?
place
location
region
movement
MOVEMENT refers to how things such as people, goods, and ideas move between
groups of people or between locations. Refer back to Lesson 1.1 for more information.
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7. Labeling an outline map of Washington with important cities and physical features is an
example of which of the five themes of geography?
human/environment interaction
region
 Regions are areas that are united by similar factors, such as climate, cultures, religion,
government, economy, physical features, and so forth. Refer back to Lesson 1.1 to find
the correct answer.
location
movement
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8. Regions can be defined by which of the following?
religion
culture
economics
all of the above
All are means by which geographers define regions. Refer back to Lesson 1.1 for more
information.
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9. Which of the following is a description of a relative location?
Eastern Washington is united by a dry climate and farming.
It is best to wear warm clothing in a cold climate
The city of Vancouver is southeast of Seattle, along the Columbia River.
LOCATION can identify where a place is in relation to something else. Refer back to
Lesson 1.1 for more information.
Your friend lives in a town located at 45º north, 27º east.
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10. Imagine you are working for a newspaper and you are asked to write an article on an
example of an issue of human/environmental interaction. Which of the following stories
would you write about?
The Pacific Northwest is experiencing a population increase.
A local artist is displaying his most recent project, a collection of photos taken of the
variety of physical features in eastern Washington.
Physical features in eastern Washington are an example of place. Refer back to Lesson
1.1 to find the correct answer.
The Grand Coulee Dam is celebrating the anniversary of its construction.
The wildlife experts are monitoring the salmon spawning locations along the Columbia
River.
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11. As a geographer studying the location of the Coastal Indian tribes in what is now
Washington State, what would you be looking at?
where something is found on the globe, in the city, or in relation to something
 how humans and their environment interact with one another and the outcomes of that
interaction, whether positive or negative
Human/Environment Interaction refers to how humans interact with their environment.
the movement of ideas between different Indian tribes
the connections between different regions, cultures, places, and things
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12. Absolute and relative are two ways to define which of the following?
movement
human/environment interaction
location
This identifies where a place is on the globe or in relation to something else. You are
only describing how different your area is from hers. Refer back to Lesson 1.1 for
more information.
place
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13. Planting a garden is an example of which of the following?
place
movement
location
human/environment interaction
HUMAN-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION looks at the ways in which humans and
their environment interact, along with the outcomes of that interaction. Refer back to
Lesson 1.1 for more information.
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14. The following description is an example of what theme? The cities of Seattle, Spokane,
and Tacoma are population centers. The climate of Washington is mostly wet on the west
side of the Cascade Mountains, but is relatively dry on the east side.
human/environment interaction
place
location
region
Region is an area defined by a similar characteristic. It does not describe the
differences between areas. Refer back to Lesson 1.1.
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15. Which of the following is not an example of the theme of movement?
the spread of disease
 the building of irrigation canals
This is an example of HUMAN/ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION. Refer back to
Lesson 1.1 for more information.
economic imports and exports
early immigrants migrating to the United States
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