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