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Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What would be easier to locate on a map than on a globe?

a)

oceans

b)

countries

c)

communities

d)

cardinal direction

2.

How can you tell that a body of water is a lake?

a)

It is surrounded by land.

b)

It is long and fast-flowing.

c)

It is large and tastes salty.

3.

Look at the map. How would you describe the location of Texas?

a)

To the west of Louisiana

b)

To the north of Arkansas

c)

To the east of Mississippi

d)

To the south of Florida

4.

How would you describe a desert?

a)

Land that is wet

b)

Land that is high

c)

Land that is dry

d)

Land is hilly

5.

What activity could people do in a town located by a lake?

a)

Fishing, boating, swimming

b)

hiking, digging, dusting

6.

What is one way farmers in Texas use a natural resource?

a)

Catching Schrimp

b)

growing wheat in soil

c)

selling oil for fuel

d)

using trees to make goods

7.

Lucy moves from the desert to the mountains. The weather in the desert was hot and dry. The weather in the mountains is cold and snowy.What is something that Lucy will need to wear in her new home?

a)

A bathing suit

b)

A warm coat

c)

A sun hat

d)

A pair of sandals

8.

What part of a map shows the cardinal directions?

a)

the title

b)

the symbol

c)

the compass rose

d)

the legend

9.

A river flows through the middle of a city. How can people get from one side of the river to the other?

a)

car

b)

train

c)

boat

d)

plane

10.

Which statement describes a desert?

a)

It is very dry

b)

it is very high

c)

It is very green

d)

it is tacos

11.

What is one way we use a natural resource found in the Gulf of Mexico?

a)

We use boats for transportation.

b)

We use soil for farming.

c)

We use wood for building.

d)

We use seafood for eating.

12.

Look at the map. How would you describe the location of the United States?

a)

East of Europe and west of the Pacific Ocean

b)

West of Europe and east of the Pacific Ocean

c)

West of Asia and east of the Atlantic Ocean

d)

South of Asia and east of the Indian Ocean

13.

What kind of home would you want if you lived in a snowy place?

a)

A warm home with a sloped roof and thick walls

b)

A cool home with a flat roof and thick walls

c)

A cool home with a sloped roof and thin walls

d)

A warm home with a flat roof and thick walls

14.

What natural resource is used to grow wheat?


a)

oil

b)

fish

c)

soil

d)

wood

15.

What symbol could you use to show the cafeteria on a map of your school?

a)

a fork

b)

a book

c)

a basketball

d)

a bus

16.

How can you reduce the amount of water you use in order to care for a natural resource?

a)

I can turn off the water while I brush my teeth.

b)

I can use the same paper front and back

c)

I can refill my water bottles instead of buying new ones

17.

Greg goes to the beach with his family on a sunny day in October. He wears a shirt and shorts.


How would you describe the place where Greg lives?

a)

He lives near the ocean where the weather is warm.

b)

He lives in the desert where the weather is hot.

c)

He lives near the river where the weather is cool.

d)

He lives in the mountains where the weather is cold.

18.

If you want to find an airport on a map, what part of the map do you look at first?

a)

compase rose

b)

the legend

c)

title

d)

cardinal direction