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3rd grade Map Skills and Geography
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.
Rocky Mountains
Georgia Mountains
Canyon Mountains
Compass Mountains
2
Which one is not intermediate direction?
Southwest
Southeast
North
Northeast
3
Which of the following is a landform ?
House
Compass Rose
Legend
Mountains
4
What is another name for a map key?
Treasure-finder
Location
Map opener
Legend
5
What information can maps give us?
Where countries' boundaries are located
How many fish are in the ocean
Locations of mountains, rivers, , cities, and roads
How to get from one place to the next
6
This is the imaginary line located at 0 degrees longitude.
Equator
Latitude
Prime Meridian
Invisible line
7
The equator is located at 0 degrees Longitude.
True
False
8
What is the name for the imaginary lines on a map/globe which run from east to west?
Equator
Longitude
Latitude
Prime Meridian
9
This river is the US's longest river, at over 4,000 miles long!
Hudson River
Ohio River
Colorado River
Mississippi River
10
Which of the following directions is NOT a cardinal direction?
West
Up
East
North
11
This US mountain range begins in Canada and extends south into Georgia and Alabama.
Canadian mountains
Stone Mountain
Rocky Mountains
Appalachian Mountains
12
Why would people want to live near a river?
For fishing
For transportation
For electricity production with dams
All three of these choices
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What are some types of maps?
Political
Flat
Physical
Climatic map
