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Map Skills 3rd Grade Social Studies

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is this?

a)

A star

b)

A compass rose

c)

A planet

d)

A map

2.

What is this?

a)

compass rose

b)

map key

c)

map scale

d)

map grid

3.

What can you see in 7-5 ?

a)

octopus

b)

fish

c)

elephant

d)

house

4.

What can you see in F - 1?

a)

octopus

b)

shark

c)

treasure chest

d)

pirate ship

5.

What can you see in E-5?

a)

shark

b)

pirate

c)

octopus

d)

treasure chest

6.

The cat is __________________ of the snake.

a)

East

b)

West

c)

North

d)

South

7.

The big dog is _____________ of the parrot.

a)

East

b)

South

c)

West

d)

North

8.

The chicken is __________ of the ostrich.

a)

North

b)

South

c)

West

d)

East

9.

The rabbit is __________ of the horse.

a)

South

b)

North

c)

East

d)

West

10.
The four main points of the compass North, South, East, and West.
a)
Compass Rose
b)
Cardinal Directions
c)
Intermediate Directions
d)
Map Scale
11.

Which part of a map shows you symbols and their meanings?

a)

mountains

b)

key or legend

c)

grid map

d)

island

12.

The intermediate directions are...

a)

NE, SE, NN, SS

b)

NE, SW, NW, NS

c)

NE, NW, SE, SW

d)

NW, SS, SN, EE

13.
__________ directions are northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest.
a)
Latitude
b)
Cardinal
c)
Intermediate
d)
Longitudinal
14.

Which direction is missing?

a)

North

b)

Northwest

c)

Southeast

d)

Northeast

e)

Southwest

15.

Which direction is missing?

a)

South

b)

Northwest

c)

Southeast

d)

Northeast

e)

Southwest

16.

Which direction is missing?

a)

West

b)

Northwest

c)

Southeast

d)

Northeast

e)

Southwest

17.

Which direction is missing?

a)

West

b)

Northwest

c)

North

d)

Northeast

e)

Southwest

18.

What are the imaginary lines drawn from east to west (horizontally) on a map?

a)

Oceans

b)

Prime Meridian

c)

Latitude Lines

d)

Longitude Lines

19.

What is the name for a very large body of salt water?

a)

lake

b)

ocean

c)

river

d)

stream

20.

What is the name of a body of fresh water surrounded by land on all sides?

a)

ocean

b)

stream

c)

river

d)

lake

21.

What is the name for a very large body of land?

a)

ocean

b)

continent

c)

island

d)

mountain

22.

What is the imaginary lines drawn north and south (vertically) on a map?

a)

degrees

b)

latitude lines

c)

scale

d)

longitude lines

23.

The EQUATOR is a line of ______________.

a)

longitude

b)

latitude

c)

scale

d)

key

24.

The PRIME MERIDIAN is a line of ____________.

a)

longitude

b)

east to west

c)

latitude

d)

map key