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Worksheets3rd Grade Geography
Total questions: 66
Worksheet time: 47mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which is not a cardinal direction?
a)
east
b)
north
c)
equator
d)
west
2.
The equator and the prime meridian divide the world into:
a)
hemispheres
b)
countries
c)
continents
d)
oceans
3.
Illinois is located on which continent?
a)
South America
b)
North America
c)
Asia
d)
Australia
4.
The imaginary line that divides the Earth into northern and southern parts?
a)
Prime Meridian
b)
Equator
c)
Map
5.
What is the largest continent?
a)
Asia
b)
Australia
c)
Antarctica
d)
North America
6.
The ocean located on the east coast of the US is......
a)
Pacific Ocean
b)
Arctic Ocean
c)
Atlantic Ocean
d)
Indian Oean
7.
The largest areas of land on Earth are called........
a)
hemisphere
b)
land
c)
poles
d)
continent
8.
Which of these is NOT an ocean?
a)
Asia
b)
Southern
c)
Arctic
d)
Indian
9.
Which of the following is NOT a cardinal direction?
a)
North
b)
Northeast
c)
South
d)
West
10.
We live in which hemisphere?
a)
Northern
b)
Southern
11.
What is the smallest continent?
a)
Africa
b)
Asia
c)
Europe
d)
Australia
12.
Which continent is a desert?
a)
North America
b)
South America
c)
Australia
d)
Asia
13.
The equator passes through which continent?
a)
Africa
b)
Australia
c)
Antarctica
d)
North America
14.
What is this a picture of?
a)
Map Key
b)
Coordinate grid
c)
Compass rose
d)
Map Scale
15.
True or False?
Maps are flat and easy to carry.
Maps are flat and easy to carry.
a)
True
b)
False
16.
True or false?
A map is the same shape as Earth.
A map is the same shape as Earth.
a)
True
b)
False
17.
True or False?
A globe shows the whole Earth
A globe shows the whole Earth
a)
True
b)
False
18.
What continent is the United States a part of?
a)
Europe
b)
North America
c)
Australia
d)
Asia
19.
What type of map shows the borders between countries?
a)
Physical
b)
political
c)
population
d)
elevation
20.
What is this
a)
Compass Rose
b)
Map Scale
c)
Map Key
d)
Title
21.
The ocean located on the West Coast of the United States?
a)
Atlantic
b)
Pacific
c)
Indian
d)
Southern
22.
What is the imaginary line that splits the Earth into Eastern and Western hemispheres?
a)
Equator
b)
Prime Meridian
c)
latitude
23.
What are the cardinal directions?
a)
N,S,E,W
b)
up, down,
c)
left, right
d)
NW, NE
24.
What is the biggest ocean on Earth?
a)
Arctic Ocean
b)
Indian
c)
Southern
d)
None of the Above
25.
What is the shape of the Earth?
a)
Sphere
b)
Square
c)
Flat
d)
Triangle
26.
Which one is not a continent?
a)
Africa
b)
Asia
c)
Alaska
d)
Europe
27.
What is a map key?
a)
A key to open a door
b)
A Compass Rose
c)
Something that shows symbols on a map
d)
Something that tells distance on a map
28.
What ocean is north of North America?
a)
Indian
b)
Arctic
c)
Southern
d)
Pacific
29.
What are the intermediate directions?
a)
NE, NW, SE, SW
b)
Up, down, left , right
c)
N, S, E, W
d)
NN, SS, EE, WW
30.
The seven largest land masses are known as
a)
Continents
b)
Countries
c)
States
d)
Cities
31.
A _______________ is when the earth is cut in half. The United Staes is located in the Northwestern one.
a)
Country
b)
Hemisphere
c)
Continent
d)
Valley
32.
A long chain of mountains is called a ______________________________.
a)
Pikes Peaks
b)
Valley Range
c)
Smoky Mountains
d)
Mountain Range
33.
What is a plateau?
a)
a landform with steep sides and a flat top
b)
a low area of land between hills or mountains
34.
Land, water, climate & plant life are al examples of physical features. True or False?
a)
True
b)
False
35.
What is a word we can use to describe the plant life in an area?
a)
Trees
b)
Vegetation
c)
Wild life
36.
Erosion is the wearing away of earths surface. True or False?
a)
True
b)
False
37.
Erosion is the wearing away of earths surface. True or False?
a)
True
b)
False
38.
How many continents are there?
a)
5
b)
7
c)
9
d)
6
39.
What are the names of the four oceans?
a)
Pacific, Atlas, Indian, Artic
b)
Pacific, Atlantis, Indy, Artic
c)
Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Australian
d)
Pacific, Atlanitic, Indian, Artic,
40.
What map tool shows the directions?
a)
Map Key
b)
Symbol
c)
Compass
d)
Map Scale
41.
What river is this?
a)
Ohio
b)
Hudson
c)
Colorado
d)
Rio Grande
42.
What imaginary line is this?
a)
Equator
b)
Mason Dixon
c)
Prime Meridian
d)
Up and down
43.
What mountain range is this?
a)
Andes
b)
Rockies
c)
Appalachian
d)
Himalayas
44.
What river is this?
a)
Mississippi
b)
Colorado
c)
Georgia
d)
California
45.
What river is this?
a)
Hudson
b)
California
c)
Ohio
d)
Mississippi
46.
Islands are bodies of land surrounded by water on how many sides?
a)
one
b)
two
c)
three
d)
all
47.
Look at the map- which side of this map is east?
a)
top
b)
bottom
c)
left
d)
right
48.
Which continent is farthest to the south?
a)
Africa
b)
Australia
c)
South America
d)
Antarctica
49.
Latitude lines measure...
a)
north and south
b)
east and west
50.
0o latitude is called the...
a)
Prime Meridian
b)
equator
c)
International Date Line
d)
Tropic of Capricorn
51.
The point on the southern hemisphere that is the farthest south (90 degrees south of the equator)
a)
North Pole
b)
South Pole
c)
Equator
d)
Canada
52.
the term for one-half of a globe or one-half of the planet Earth
a)
Sphere
b)
Legend
c)
Prime Meridian
d)
Hemisphere
53.
body of land surrounded by water on three sides
a)
Island
b)
Isthmus
c)
Peninsula
d)
Bay
54.
Ocean found to the South of Asia
a)
Atlantic
b)
Pacific
c)
Asian
d)
Indian
55.
What is the continent that is pink?
a)
North America
b)
South America
c)
Asia
d)
Australia
56.
What is the continent that is blue?
a)
Africa
b)
Australia
c)
Antarctica
d)
Asia
57.
What is the continent that is red?
a)
North America
b)
Europe
c)
Africa
d)
Australia
58.
What is the continent that is dark green?
a)
North America
b)
South America
c)
Europe
d)
Australia
59.
What is the continent that is yellow?
a)
Africa
b)
Australia
c)
Asia
d)
Antarctica
60.
What is the continent that is orange?
a)
Africa
b)
Australia
c)
Antarctica
d)
Asia
61.
What is the continent that is light green?
a)
North America
b)
South America
c)
Africa
d)
Australia
62.
What are the names of the Great Lakes?
a)
Grand Rapids, Superior, Atlantic, Pacific
b)
Superior, Huron, Erie, Ontario, Michigan
c)
Superior, Huron, Erie, Ontario, Grand Rapids
d)
Michigan, Superior, Huron, Salt, Erie
63.
Which lake is circled on the image?
a)
Lake Ontario
b)
Lake Superior
c)
Lake Erie
64.
Which lake is circled on the image?
a)
Lake Michigan
b)
Lake Ontario
c)
Lake Erie
65.
Which lake is circled on the image?
a)
Lake Superior
b)
Lake Huron
c)
Lake Erie
66.
Which lake is circled on the image?
a)
Lake Michigan
b)
Lake Superior
c)
Lake Erie
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