3rd Grade Maps and Globes

A 3-D model of the earth that shows continents and oceans is...

• a globe

• a map

• a brochure

This part of a map tell you the subject of the map.

• map key

• title

• compass rose

• grid

Maps can either be _______ or _______.

• political or physical

• round or flat

• colored or black and white.

__________ are the people who make maps.

• architects

• cartographers

• teachers

_______ is a small drawing on the map that helps you find direction.

• compass rose

• map key

• grid

The Earth is the shape of a _______.

• Earth isn't round, it is flat.

• sphere

• square

_______ helps you compare distances on a map.

• scale

• grid

• map key

• title

Who was an Italian explorer that helped the king and queen of Spain find new land?

• Christopher Robin

• Christopher Columbus

• Kristoff from Frozen

_____ are intersecting lines on a map to help you find exact locations.

• grids

• title

• parallel

An imaginary line halfway between the North and South poles.

• longitude

• equator

• grid