Vocab
What is an Author?
Text identifying the cartographer or organization responsible for making the map
What are political maps used for?
Political maps help people understand the geography of the world.
They show roads, cities and major water features such as oceans, rivers and lakes.
How are you to enter Ms. Jai's Class?
Quietly
Grab assignment from the front
Have Notebook
What is Ms.Jai's favorite colors?
Red and black
What days are your crew check ins
tuesdays and thursday
What is a Grid?
Intersecting lines (called a “coordinate system”) drawn on a map to pinpoint location
What are thematic maps used for?
to analyze the spatial distribution of your information, or look for any geographic patterns and trends contained within your data sets
For your 5 minutes of readiness, what does that look like?
No talking
Body still
No questions
Mentally preparing yourself for learning.
When is Ms.Jai's Bday?
This Friday Sept 22
What hour is crew?
Teal and black days before 3rd hour
What is an orientation?
A north arrow is a symbol indicating the direction in which north lies; a compass rose is a symbol indicating the cardinal directions (N, S, E, W)
What are topographic maps used for?
studying the Earth's surface. They are also invaluable for planning architecture or when accounting for the contours of land during urban planning
Where do you turn in your work?
In the front of the class in your class hour bins
What does Ms.Jai's mom do for a living?
Actress
What's new coming to UPAD?
What is the difference between history events and history accounts?
Historical event: happen once.
Historical accounts: are representations of past events.
What are climatic maps used for?
shows the geographic distribution of the monthly or annual average values of climatic variables—i.e., temperature, precipitation, relative humidity, percentage of possible sunshine, insolation, cloud cover, wind speed and direction
Where do you find your Ignites or Do Nows?
What is Ms.Jai's greatest pet peeves?
Loud noises especially early in the morning
Who are you assistant principals?
Ms.Bryne and Mr.Spencer
What does perspective mean?
point of view
What are physical maps used for?
to show the natural landscape features of Earth. They are best known for showing topography, either by colors or as shaded relief.
How do you dismiss or exit the room?
Clean up
Stack chairs
Line up quietly
What's Ms.Jai's favorite musical
Hamilton
How many times are you supposed to go to your lockers?
3 times
in the morning
before lunch at the beginning of crew
at the end of the day