Week 15 Texas Studies Weekly Grade 3

Article 1: Cardinal and Intermediate Directions

What are the four main points on a compass called?

• intermediate directions

• cardinal directions

• meridians

• parallels

Article 1: Cardinal and Intermediate Directions

Northeast, southeast, and northwest are the _ .

• intermediate directions

• cardinal directions

• meridians

• parallels

Article 1: Cardinal and Intermediate Directions

Both cardianl and intermediate directions can be located on _ .

• Equator

• Prime Meridian

• a scale

• a compass rose

Article 2: Alphanumeric Grid

What does the word "location" mean?

• where a place is

• grid lines that divide

• horizontal lines

• vertical lines

Article 2: Alphanumeric Grid

What imaginary line divides the Earth around the middle?

• Tropic of Cancer

• Arctic Circle

• Equator

• Antarctic Circle

Article 2: Alphanumeric Grid

What is the name of the vertical line that runs from the North Pole to the South Pole?

• the Equator

• grid system

• Prime Meridian

• cartographer

Article 3: Regions

_ is an area that has similar characteristics?

• A region

• A landform

• A climate

• A culture

Article 3: Regions

Which of the following is NOT a human characteristic?

• population

• culture

• climate

• language

Landforms and climate are examples of _ .

• large boundaries

• small regions

• human characteristics

• physical characteristics