Grade 3: SS Chapter 1

1. The equator and the prime meridian divide the world into

• continents.
• countries.
• oceans.
• hemispheres.

2. Which of these is completely in the Southern Hemisphere

• Africa
• Asia
• Australia
• Europe

3. Antarctica and Australia are

• oceans.
• continents.
• seas.
• spheres.

4. What is an explorer?

• Explorers are people who live on a continent.
• Explorers are people who travel on vacation
• Explorers are travelers in unknown lands.
• Explorers stay in their own country.

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CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

5. The largest bodies of water on Earth are called

• Lakes
• Oceans
• Rivers
• Ponds

6. Continents are divided into smaller parts called

• oceans
• countries
• planets
• spheres

7. The United States is divided into smaller parts called

• hemispheres
• continents
• states
• oceans

8. The country that borders the United States to the north is

• Canada
• England
• Russia
• New Jersey

9. North America is in the Northern Hemisphere.

• True
• False

10. The two oceans that border the United States are

• Indian Ocean and Pacific Ocean
• Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Ocean
• Pacific Ocean and Arctic Ocean
• Indian Ocean and Artic Ocean