3rd Grade Geography Bee 2024

What is land that is surrounded by water on three sides called?

• Island

• Peninsula

• Isthmus

• Delta

The box on a map that shows the meanings of the map symbols is called?

• Compass

• Legend

• Map Key

• Scale

Half of the earth is called a?

• Quarter-sphere

• Hemisphere

• Globe

• Equator

What is the model of the earth that is round called?

• Sphere

• Atlas

• Globe

• Map

What is a large body of salt water called?

• Lake

• River

• Ocean

• Pond

What is a city community called?

• Rural

• Suburban

• Urban

• Metropolitan

What bodies of water cover more than half the Earth?

• Lakes

• Rivers

• Oceans

• Ponds

What is a long narrow body of water?

• Ocean

• Lake

• River

• Stream

What is a low mountain called?

• Plateau

• Hill

• Peak

• Ridge

What is it called the height of something above or below sea level?

• Depth

• Elevation

• Altitude

• Gradient