WorksheetsGeography Quiz- 3rd Grade King
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 16mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The equator is an imaginary line that runs . . .
a)
north to south
b)
east to west
c)
east to north
d)
west to south
2.
The prime meridian is an imaginary line that runs...
a)
west to east
b)
north to east
c)
south to west
d)
north to south
3.
Lines of latitude run . . .
a)
east to west
b)
north to south
c)
only on the equator
d)
only on the prime meridian
4.
Lines of longitude run . . .
a)
east to west
b)
north to south
c)
only on the equator
d)
only on the prime meridian
5.
Which is not a cardinal direction?
a)
east
b)
north
c)
equator
d)
west
6.
Which of the following is NOT a Major US River?
a)
Mississippi
b)
Hudson
c)
Chattahoochee
d)
Rio Grande
7.
What is geographic feature letter A?
a)
Rocky Mountains
b)
Appalachian Mountains
c)
Pacific Ocean
d)
Atlantic Ocean
8.
What is geographic feature letter B?
a)
Rocky Mountains
b)
Appalachian Mountains
c)
Pacific Ocean
d)
Atlantic Ocean
9.
What is geographic feature letter D?
a)
Ohio River
b)
Mississippi River
c)
Missouri River
d)
Colorado River
10.
What is geographic feature letter E?
a)
Ohio River
b)
Mississippi River
c)
Missouri River
d)
Colorado River
11.
Which river is numbered 2 on this map?
a)
Nile
b)
Colorado
c)
Ohio
d)
Rio Grande
12.
Which river is numbered 1 on this map?
a)
Rio Grande
b)
Colorado
c)
Hudson
d)
Mississippi
13.
Which river is numbered 5 on this map?
a)
Hudson
b)
Rio Grande
c)
Amazon
d)
Mississippi
14.
When the earth is divided into two equal halves, each half is called a hemisphere.
a)
True
b)
False
15.
Lines of latitude are parallel.
a)
True
b)
False
16.
Using lines of latitude and longitude makes locating places on a globe or map more difficult.
a)
True
b)
False
17.
What is the name of this line at 0 degrees latitude?
a)
Prime Meridian
b)
Equator
c)
North Pole
d)
South Pole
18.
What is this object known as?
a)
map symbol
b)
map key
c)
map scale
d)
compass rose
19.
Latitude and longitude are measured in ________.
a)
inches
b)
feet
c)
degrees
d)
grams
20.
Imaginary lines that run from the north pole to the south pole are...
a)
lines of latitude
b)
time zones
c)
lines of longitude
d)
parallels
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