The Five Themes of Geography WEBQUEST
*I Can identify and APPLY the Five Themes of Geography.
*I Can use webquest for research.
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Directions: On your device, type in the following website to complete the Five Themes of Geography webquest
activity: https://sites.google.com/a/bsdvt.org/webquest-five-themes-of-geography/webquest- OR google
“Five Themes of Geography webquest” and choose this link: WEBQUEST!- Webquest:Five Themes of
Geography – Google Sites
1.
Click on the “North Carolina Surfing” link and look at all the pictures. After viewing them, answer
the questions based on the website on this paper below: (HINT: You MAY look back at the pictures as
often as you need.)
a) ABSOLUTE LOCATION: With a partner using one or the other’s iPad, find the outer banks on a
map online to see the “exact” or absolute location.
b) RELATIVE LOCATION: If someone wanted to go surfing there, on the lines below, describe
how he could get there:
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c) PLACE: Describe what the place looks like based on its man-made (human) and natural features
(Describe at least one of each):
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d) REGION: What region is it in? (Use a map online or in book if necessary.) Is it in a region that you
typically think of for surfing? Can you think of another surfing region in the US? Write your
answers on the
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e) HUMAN-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION: How are the humans using the land? How is the
land affecting humans? Answer below:
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f) MOVEMENT: How are people, things, or ideas moving? Write your answer below:
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2. WITH A PARTNER, Choose one of the three articles listed on the website under #2. (“After Irene,
Vermont Kids Travel Across a Mountain to get to School,” or “Alien Wasps Attacking Birds in
Hawaii,” or “Increasing Piracy in Somali Waters.”) BOTH YOU AND YOUR PARTNER MUST
READ YOUR CHOSEN ARTICLE FROM START TO FINISH. After reading, decide which of the
five themes is MOST important in your article. You have to choose ONE!  On the lines below,
describe WHERE in the article this theme was evident (give an example) and WHY you think it is the
most important one. You and your partner can help each other, but each must write his own answer on
his own sheet.
Name of most important theme in article: _______________________________________________
Where it is in the article:
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Why it is the most important one in the article:
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3.
Visit ONE of the site links – the website directions say “three.” You only have to choose ONE.
(“Washing a Camel,” “Haiti and Poverty,” “African Sandstorm,” “Hip Hop Culture,”
“Wildfires,” “Sinai Peninsula,” “High-Tech Trash,” “Russian Orthodox Church,” or “Nuclear
Power.”) Look at the central picture for the site you choose. You DO NOT have to read the article this
time. Simply look at the central picture/image and then list ALL of the themes recognizable in the
image and tell WHY you think each is present. Be sure to look at the sample on the website so you
know what to do. WHEN DONE, SHARE YOUR ANSWERS WITH A PARTNER.
Chosen image: ______________________________________________
Themes Present:
WHY?__________________