Vocabulary
The World, geographically speaking
Classroom Expectations
Geography terms
Time Measurement
100

Non-religious; not religiously affiliated

What is secular?

100

In the United States, most educators teach that there are this many continents, however in other countries it is taught that there are five.

What are 7? (North America, South America, Asia, Africa, Europe, Antarctica, and Oceania)

100

These are the rules in Mrs. Evert's class regarding gum. 

What are it not to be seen (bubbles, open-mouth chewing), heard (cracking, popping bubbles, chewing loudly), or felt (stuck underneath a desk or on the floor instead of properly thrown out in the trash)? 

100

Land surrounded on all sides by water. 

What is an island?

100

The BC/AD dating system is non-secular because it references this religion.

What is Christianity?

200

BC

What is Before Christ?
200

In the United States, this many continents are recognized (name them).

What are 7 - Europe, North America, South America, Africa, Antarctica, Oceania, Asia?

200

Late work is accepted up to this amount of time after the due date, for this amount of credit. 

What is one day and half credit for late work to be accepted? 

200

Land that does not share any borders with seas or oceans.

What is landlocked?

200

2nd century ce. 

What are the 100s?

300

Religiously affiliated.

What is non-secular?

300

The Mercator projection distorts the land masses in this hemisphere to be far larger than they actually are. 

What is the Northern Hemisphere? 

300

These are actually magic words. 

What are please and thank you?

300

Land surrounded by water on three sides. Florida is an example. So is New Jersey.

What is a peninsula?

300

In CE, there have been this many millenia? 

What are 2?

400

AD

What is Anno Domini (Latin for in the year of our lord)?

400

The Mercator projection is often described as Eurocentric for this reason. 

What is it enlarges the size of Europe and places Europe at the center of the Earth? 

400

Before you speak, if what you are about to say is not kind, true, necessary, helpful or true, this is what you should do. 

What is keep your mouth shut?

400

A narrow strip of land that connects two larger land masses. 

What is an isthmus?

400

17th century ce. 

What were the 1600s? 

500

BCE

What is Before Common Era?

500

This isthmus connects North and South America. 

What is Central America?

500

You may do this in room 2-1 as long as it is not a distraction and you clean up after yourself. 

What is eat and drink?

500

Oceanographers recognize these five oceans. 

What are the Atlantic, Pacific, Arctic, Indian and Southern Oceans? 

500

1789 ce. 

What is the late 18th century? 

600

CE

What is common era?

600

Florida, New Jersey, and North and South Korea are located on this type of landmass. 

What is a peninsula? 

600

If a written response is not answered in this manner, full credit will not be received for the question. 

What is a complete sentence? 

600

The reason why a flat map projection will not be entirely accurate and have distortions. 

What is the Earth is sphere and not flat?

600

BCE and CE were originally used by these people so they could communicate with non-Christian people regarding their findings. 

Who were European scholars/scientists? 

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