3rd Grade Geography Skills Practice

_______ is the study of the Earth and the way people live on it.

• Geography
• Geology
• Geometry
• History

The design on a map, called a compass rose, shows . . .

• latitude
• cardinal directions
• compass rose
• northern hemisphere

What is this a picture of?

• Landform

• Coordinate grid

• Compass rose

• Map Scale

What continent is the United States a part of?

• Europe
• North America
• Australia
• Asia

Which continent do you live on?

• North America

• Tennessee

• United States

• Westmoreland

Tool used to help travelers figure out distance.

• Legend

• Map Scale

The art and science of map-making.

• Cartography

• Astronomy

A ____ ____ tells what the symbols on a map mean.

• cardinal directions

• map key

• landform

• geography

The study of the Earth's surface is ____________.

• Biology

• Cartography

• Zoology

• Geography

The shape of the surface of the land, such as mountains, plain, coast, island, peninsula, or plateau.

• Map key

• Map Scale

• Landform

• Geography