Key Terms
The study of people interact with places on planet Earth.
What is GEOGRAPHY?
Number of maps you learned in 5th Grade Humanities.
What is 3?
Mr. Padilla's birthday.
What is SEPTEMBER 17?
The number of continents on planet Earth.
What is 7?
The amount of years it's been since trees started forming.
What is 3.5 MILLION YEARS AGO?
A guide explaining a map's symbols, lines, and colors.
What is a KEY/LEGEND?
Physical maps show __________ features, while political maps show ______ boundaries. Fill in the blanks.
What are NATURAL/TOPOGRAPHICAL and HUMAN-MADE features?
Mr. Padilla's favorite soccer football club of all time. HINT: London!
Who are ARSENAL FOOTBALL CLUB?
The oldest mountain range in the United States.
What is the APPALACHIAN MOUNTAINS?
TRUE or FALSE: Australia is both a continent and a country.
What is TRUE?!
Draw a compass, including ALL directions.
What is N-NE-E-SE-S-SW-W-NW?
Another name for "thematic" maps.
What are SPECIAL maps?
Name one country Mr. Padilla has played soccer in.
What are SPAIN, UNITED STATES, ETC?
Asia houses 60% of the world's population. How many people live in Asia?
What is 4.8 BILLION?
The oldest surviving map of the world, Imago Mundi, was from Babylonia. What year is it from?
What is 600 BCE?
The cardinal directions where longitude and latitude run.
What is LONGITUDE (N-S) and LATITUDE (E-W)?
The term for mountains, valleys, plains, and plateaus.
What are LANDFORMS?
Name one of Mr. Padilla's many interests outside of sports.
What are PHOTOGRAPHY, COOKING, BEING IN NATURE, etc?
True or False: Russia AND the United States would fit in Africa, land-wise.
What is TRUE?
Type of shark that lives the longest lifespan.
What are GREENLAND SHARKS?
The 6 key parts of a map.
What are TITLE, KEY/LEGEND, COMPASS, SCALE, LATITUDE, and LONGITUDE?
An address is an example of _________ location. Fill in the blank.
What is ABSOLUTE LOCATION?
Mr. Padilla's favorite genres of music. FOR DOUBLE: Name one song he has added to play for the Do Now.
What are SOUL, INDIE/ALT, SPANISH MUSIC, etc?
The name of the latest map passed by the United Nations on September 4, 2026.
What is the EQUAL EARTH map?
Father of geography.
Who is PTOLEMY?