3rd grade Map Skills and Geography

Question 1

The Appalachian mountains have eroded over the years of its existence. What caused the erosion?

Accepted Answer

Wind, Water

Question 2

This mountain range is on the western side of the United States and contains the Grand Canyon.

Accepted Answer

Rocky Mountains

Question 3

This river borders southern Texas and parts of Mexico.

Accepted Answer

Rio Grande River

Question 4

This river is a tributary(branch) of the Mississippi river.

Accepted Answer

Ohio river

Question 5

Which of the following directions is NOT a cardinal direction?

Accepted Answer

Up

Question 6

Which of the following is a landform?

Accepted Answer

Mountains, House

Question 7

This is the imaginary line located at 0 degrees longitude.

Accepted Answer

International Date Line, Prime Meridian

Question 8

What is the name for the imaginary lines on a map/globe which run from east to west?

Accepted Answer

Latitude

Question 9

Why would people want to live near a river?

Accepted Answer

All three of these choices

Question 10

This US mountain range begins in Canada and extends south into Georgia and Alabama.

Accepted Answer

Appalachian Mountains

Question 11

The equator is located at 0 degrees Longitude.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 12

What are some types of maps?

Accepted Answer

Physical, Cultural, Political

Question 13

What is another name for a map key?

Accepted Answer

Legend

Question 14

This river is the US's longest river, at over 4,000 miles long!

Accepted Answer

Mississippi River

Question 15

What information can maps give us?

Accepted Answer

How to get from one place to the next, Locations of mountains, rivers, , cities, and roads, Where countries' boundaries are located

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