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Rivers, Mountains, Maps and Globes 3rd Grade

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What type of line is the Prime Meridian?

a)

Latitude

b)

Longitude

c)

Parallel

d)

hemisphere

2.

Which of these separate the Earth into Eastern and Western Hemispheres?

a)

the Equator

b)

lines of parallel

c)

lines of latitude

d)

the Prime Meridian

3.

The equator divides the Earth into _______ and ______ hemispheres.

a)

north and south

b)

east and west

c)

north and east

d)

west and south

4.

Star A is at which coordinates?

a)

0 degrees,

80 degrees W

b)

20 degrees N,

120 degrees W

c)

40 degrees S,

100 degrees W

d)

50 degrees S,

20 degrees W

5.

________ lines are imaginary lines that run around the Earth parallel to the equator.

a)

latitude

b)

longitude

c)

meridian

d)

equator

6.

The two _________ of latitude and longitude together describe a place’s absolute location.

a)

equator

b)

parallel

c)

coordinates

d)

keys

7.

The Prime Meridian divides the Earth into _______ and ______ hemispheres.

a)

north and south

b)

east and west

c)

north and east

d)

west and south

8.

Which mountain range is found in the eastern part of the United States?

a)

Rocky Mountains

b)

Hudson Mountains

c)

Appalachian Mountains

d)

Rio Grande Mountains

9.

Which river represents the letter C on the map?

a)

Colorado River

b)

Hudson River

c)

Mississippi River

d)

Rio Grande

10.

Which river begins in the Rocky Mountains and flows through the Grand Canyon?

a)

Colorado River

b)

Rio Grande

c)

Mississippi River

d)

Ohio River

11.

Which river represents the letter E on the map?

a)

St. Lawrence River

b)

Hudson River

c)

Mississippi River

d)

Rio Grande

12.

Which mountain range represents the letter A on the map?

a)

Appalachian Mountains

b)

Hudson Mountains

c)

Mississippi Range

d)

Rocky Mountains

13.

Which river represents the letter D on the map?

a)

Colorado River

b)

Ohio River

c)

Mississippi River

d)

Rio Grande

14.

Which river represents the letter B on the map?

a)

Colorado River

b)

Hudson River

c)

Mississippi River

d)

Rio Grande

15.

________ lines are imaginary lines that run around the Earth parallel to the equator.

a)

latitude

b)

longitude

c)

meridian

d)

equator

16.

Which river flows into the Gulf of Mexico, and is known as the Great River?

a)

Mississippi River

b)

Ohio River

c)

Hudson River

d)

Rio Grande

17.

Which river represents the letter F on the map?

a)

Colorado River

b)

Hudson River

c)

Mississippi River

d)

Rio Grande

18.

Which is the second longest river in the United States and was founded by Hernando de Soto?

a)

Colorado River

b)

Rio Grande

c)

Mississippi River

d)

Ohio River

19.

Which river represents the letter A on the map?

a)

Colorado River

b)

Hudson River

c)

Mississippi River

d)

Rio Grande

20.

Which river begins in Pennsylvania and flows into the Mississippi River? It was also a border between slave states and free states during the Civil War.

a)

Colorado River

b)

Rio Grande

c)

Mississippi River

d)

Ohio River