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Map Skills 3rd Grade

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is this symbol?
a)
scale
b)
key
c)
compass rose
d)
map
2.

What is the name of this red imaginary line?

a)

Prime Meridian

b)

Equator

c)

North Pole

d)

South Pole

3.
The Equator divides Earth into which two hemispheres
a)
Northern and Western
b)
Northern and Southern
c)
Eastern and Western
d)
Southern and Western
4.

What does the yellow line represent?

a)

Equator

b)

meridian line

c)

Prime Meridian

d)

dateline

5.

Which hemisphere is on the left?

a)

Western

b)

Eastern

c)

Southern

d)

Northern

6.

Which hemisphere is on the right?

a)

Western

b)

Eastern

c)

Southern

d)

Northern

7.
We live on which continent?
a)
North America
b)
South America
c)
Europe
d)
Australia
8.

A map showing boundaries of countries, states, and cities is what type of map?

a)

Political

b)

Physical

c)

Thematic

d)

Nothing

9.

What is the part of the map that explains what the symbols and colors on a map mean?

a)

cardinal directions

b)

compass rose

c)

legend/key

d)

map scale

10.

Why do we use grid maps?

a)

To learn about nature.

b)

To locate places on a map.

c)

To see the size of a map.

11.

What object is located at C3?

a)

star

b)

moon

c)

heart

d)

smiley face

12.

You live in what country right now?

a)

Mexico

b)

Canada

c)

Brazil

d)

United States

13.

What is north east of the picnic area?

a)

Swimming pool

b)

Soccer field

c)

Ice-cream stand

14.
What is south of the woods?
a)
soccer field
b)
playground
c)
swimming pool 
d)
picnic area
15.

What are the intermediate directions?

a)

north, south, east and west

b)

northeast, southeast, northwest, southwest

c)

up, down, left, and right

16.

What direction do you need to travel to go from the ferris wheel to the Food Market?

a)

South

b)

North

c)

Northwest

d)

East

17.
This type of map shows physical features of the land, including valleys, canyons, plains, and mountains.
a)
Political
b)
Physical
c)
Time Zones
d)
Map Key
18.
 The red question mark is located to the _________ of the compass rose.
a)
Southwest
b)
Southeast
c)
South
d)
West
19.
The bank is on what street?
a)
Main
b)
Maple
c)
Lemon
d)
River
20.
Which state borders Ohio to the West?
a)
California
b)
Indiana
c)
Pennsylvania
d)
Michigan
21.

What are the largest areas of land on Earth called?

a)

mountain

b)

plain

c)

continent

d)

country

22.

What state do you live in?

a)

United States

b)

Kentucky

c)

Ohio

d)

North America

23.

The imaginary line that divides the earth into the eastern and western hemispheres is the ________________________.

a)

equator

b)

prime meridian

c)

grid map

d)

hemispheres

24.

A large body of salt water on Earth is called a/an_______________.

a)

pond

b)

ocean

c)

lake

d)

continent

25.

A __________________________ is a set of pointers that shows directions on a map or globe.

a)

compass rose

b)

map key/legend

c)

grid map

d)

globe

26.

A ______________is flat representation of a location on Earth.

a)

globe

b)

map

c)

hemispheres

d)

cardinal directions

27.

A ____________________is any half of the earth.

a)

cardinal directions

b)

globe

c)

map

d)

hemispheres

28.

______________________are north, east south, west

a)

Cardinal directions

b)

Globe

c)

Ocean

d)

Equator

29.

A ________________is a 3-dimensional representation of Earth.

a)

map

b)

globe

c)

cardinal directions

d)

grid map

30.

You live closest to what city?

a)

New York City

b)

Los Angeles

c)

West Liberty

d)

Frankfort