TODALSS
Geography Basics
Vocabulary
Maps
Miscellaneous
100

D of TODALSS.

Date
100

Horizon Middle schools is East of Casey's General Store

Relative Location

100

Someone who makes maps is called what?

Cartographer

100

Point to the wall that is facing the EAST.

Wall with projection screen. 
100

What continent do we live on?

North America

200

A of TODALSS.

Author

200

30 Degrees N, 15 Degrees E is an example of what?

Absolute Location

200

A 3-D representation of earth is called what?

Globe

200

Map that shows boundaries of states/countries, cities, capitals

Political Map

200

Name the 5 oceans

Arctic, Pacific, Southern, Atlantic, Indian

300

O of TODALSS.

Orientation

300

Lines that run vertically (up and down) on a map are called what?

Longitude

300

Tool used for measuring distance on a map

Map Scale

300

Map that shows landforms, elevations, bodies of water like rivers, lakes and coeans

Physical Map

300

Name the states that border Minnesota.

ND, SD, IA, WI

400

First S of TODALSS.

Scale

400

Lines that run side to side (horizontal) are called what?

Latitude

400

Thinking about space on the earth's surface and how they are connected is called what?

Spatial Thinking

400

A map that is designed to show a particular theme connected with a specific geographic area

Thematic Map

400
Name the 7 continents.

North America, South America, Africa, Australia (Oceania), Asia, Europe, Antarctica

500

Second S of TODALSS.

Source
500

The SINGLE line that runs from the North Pole to the South Pole is called what?

Prime Meridian

500

The height of a place or landmark above sea level

Elevation

500

A type of map that show the shape of Earth's surface. They usually do this with lines of equal elevation known as contour lines.

Topographic

500

Which continent covers all four hemispheres?

Africa