Third Grade Map Skills

What are the cardinal directions?

• north, south, east, west

• northeast, southeas, northwest, southwest

• urban, rural, suburban

What are the intermediate directions?

• north, south, east, west

• northeast, southeast, northwest, southwest

• rural, urban, suburban

Check all of the intermediate directions.

• north

• northeast

• south

• southeast

• southwest

Exactly where a place is located is _____.

• relative location

• absolute location

• cardinal directions

• hemisphere

The equator divides the earth into two _____.

• elevations

• directions

• hemispheres

• locations

The height of land above sea-level is _____.

• location

• directions

• relations

• elevation

Which map shows intersecting lines that make squares?

• grid map

• physical map

• political map

• population map

Which map shows borders and cities?

• grid map

• physical map

• political map

• population map

Which map shows valleys, rivers, and mountains?

• grid map

• physical map

• political map

• population map

Which map shows the number of people in a location?

• grid map

• physical map

• political map

• population map