Resource Reminder
You can find all resources for our seventh grade social studies class on the resource page. Click on the link under the pages category to go to the resource page.
Geography Terms
Below are the geography terms that we have covered in the mapping section of the geography unit.
Plan- drawing of what you would see looking down from the ceiling.
Scale- the ratio of the distance on a map to the real distance
Aerial photo- a photo taken form the air
As the crow flies- the straight line distance between two places
Sketch map- a simple/ rough map to do a job
OS (Ordnance Survey maps)- maps of places that are to scale and give a lot of detail
Contour Lines- line on a map joining places that are the same height above sea level
Welcome Seventh Graders!
You are about to embark on an exciting adventure into the world of social studies and technology! We will start by setting up a blog site for each of you, and then we will use those blogs to post various information. We will be using these blogs for many different activities throughout the year and we hope you enjoy them as much as we do!
