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Duplicate of 3rd grade Map Skills and Geography
Duplicate of 3rd grade Map Skills and Geography
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A social studies Quiz featuring basic map skills and US geography
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1
This mountain range is on the western side of the United States and contains the Grand Canyon.
Canyon Mountains
Georgia Mountains
Rocky Mountains
Compass Mountains
2
This US mountain range begins in Canada and extends south into Georgia and Alabama.
Canadian mountains
Stone Mountain
Appalachian Mountains
Rocky Mountains
3
The Appalachian mountains have eroded over the years of its existence. What caused the erosion?
Transportation
Wind
Water
Diggers
4
This is the imaginary line located at 0 degrees longitude.
Invisible line
International Date Line
Prime Meridian
Equator
5
Which river flows from the mountains in northern New York down to Manhattan?
St. Lawrence River
Hudson River
Ohio River
Mississippi River
6
Which of the following in NOT an intermediate direction?
Southeast
Southwest
East
Northwest
7
What information can maps give us?
How to get from one place to the next
How many fish are in the ocean
Locations of mountains, rivers, , cities, and roads
Where countries' boundaries are located
8
Which of the following directions is NOT a cardinal direction?
West
East
North
Up
9
The equator is located at 0 degrees Longitude.
True
False
10
What is the name for the imaginary lines on a map/globe which run from east to west?
Prime Meridian
Equator
Longitude
Latitude
11
Which river created the Grand Canyon and ends in the Gulf of California?
Rio Grande
Colorado River
Hudson River
St. Lawrence River
12
Why would people want to live near a river?
For transportation
For fishing
For electricity production with dams
All three of these choices
13
This river borders southern Texas and parts of Mexico.
Rio Grande River
Colorado River
Ohio River
Chattahoochee River
14
This river is a tributary(branch) of the Mississippi river.
Hudson river
Tree river
Ohio river
Chattahoochee river
15
Which of the following is a landform?
Legend
Compass Rose
Mountains
House
16
This river is the US's longest river, at over 4,000 miles long!
Hudson River
Mississippi River
Ohio River
Colorado River
17
Which river borders Canada and flows into the Great Lakes?
Chattahoochee River
Colorado River
St. Lawrence River
Rio Grande
