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Social Studies 3

Total questions: 90

Worksheet time: 53mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is this part of the map?

a)

title

b)

key / legend

c)

compass

2.

What is a title?

a)

name of a map

b)

shows meaning of symbols on map

c)

shows directions

3.

What is this part of the map?

a)

title

b)

key / legend

c)

compass

4.

What is a key?

a)

name of a map

b)

shows meaning of symbols on map

c)

shows directions

5.

What is this part of the map?

a)

title

b)

key / legend

c)

compass

6.

What is a compass?

a)

name of a map

b)

shows meaning of symbols on map

c)

shows directions

7.

What is the title of the map?

a)

The Americas

b)

The World

c)

USA

8.

What is the title of the map?

a)

The Americas

b)

The World

c)

Natural Resources

9.

What is the title of the map?

a)

The Americas

b)

The World

c)

Landscapes

10.

Look at the key: What does the white mean?

a)

snow

b)

mountains

c)

rainforest

11.

What do they show in the key?

a)

Map Skills

b)

N, S, E, W

c)

rivers, mountains, roads

12.

Look at the key: which symbols stands for the capital?

a)
b)
c)
13.

Look at the key: which symbol means mountains?

a)
b)
c)
14.

Look at the key: which symbol means bridge?

a)
b)
c)
15.

Where is the compass?

a)

On the bottom

b)

On the top

16.

What do they show in the compass?

a)

Map Skills

b)

N, S, E, W

c)

rivers, mountains, roads

17.

Read the map: Which direction are the houses?

a)

North

b)

South

c)

East

d)

West

18.

Where is the fuel?

a)

North

b)

South

c)

East

d)

West

19.

Where is the Arctic Ocean?

a)

North

b)

South

c)

East

d)

West

20.

Where is Australia?

a)

North

b)

South

c)

East

d)

West

21.

Where is the river?

a)

North

b)

South

c)

East

d)

West

22.

Read the map: Which direction are the houses?

a)

North

b)

South

c)

East

d)

West

23.

Where is the Arctic Ocean?

a)

North

b)

South

c)

East

d)

West

24.

Tells you what the map is showing...

a)

Legend

b)

Label

c)

Title

d)

Compass Rose

25.

Explains the symbols on a map.

a)

Title

b)

Label

c)

Legend

d)

Compass Rose

26.

Various "icons" that represent features on the map.

a)

Quick links

b)

Labels

c)

Titles

d)

Symbols

27.

Another word for Legend is...

a)

Story

b)

Key

c)

Title

d)

Label

28.

(a)   is the color almost always used to show to show bodies of water on a map.

29.

What would a circle with a star inside it most often represent on a map?

a)

A City

b)

A Capital City

c)

A Tree

d)

Where the Treasure is

30.

What is this?

a)

A compass

b)

Symbol for large city

c)

Compass Rose

d)

Part of a puzzle

31.

What purpose does a Compass Rose serve on a map?

a)

Looks pretty and smells good.

b)

Shows where a major city is located.

c)

Tells you which way to hold the map.

d)

Shows the Cardinal Directions.

32.

What might be used to show a large or wide ranging feature on a map?

a)

A single symbol

b)

A group of symbols

c)

Labels

d)

The color red

33.

Where is the tree?

a)

It is opposite the house.

b)

It is on your left.

c)

It is next to the house.

d)

It is on your right.

34.

Where is the hospital?

a)

on your left

b)

on your right

c)

opposite

d)

walk across

35.

Where is the post office?

a)

It is next to the hospital.

b)

It is on your right.

c)

It is on your left.

d)

It is opposite the hospital.

36.

Where is the hospital?

a)

It is opposite the post office.

b)

It is on your left.

c)

It is next to the house.

d)

It is behind the bakery.

37.
Explain direction of this picture
a)
turn left
b)
turn right
c)
cross the road
d)
go past
38.
Explain direction of this picture
a)
turn left
b)
go straight
c)
go past
d)
turn right
39.

Which is correct

a)

Go past the school

b)

Go past the bank

c)

Turn left

d)

Go straight on

40.

A map that shows hazards or calamities experienced in a given area.

a)

Hazard Map

b)

Population Map

c)

Economic Map

d)

Historical Map

41.

A map that shows population or number of people in an area

a)

Economic Map

b)

Population Map

c)

Physical Map

d)

Climate Map

42.

A map that shows climate or average weather condition in an area

a)

Physical Map

b)

Hazard Map

c)

Economic Map

d)

Climate Map

43.

A map that reflects historical events and places

a)

Climate Map

b)

Economic Map

c)

Physical Map

d)

Historical Map

44.

A map that shows products or resources in the region.

a)

Population Map

b)

Economic Map

c)

Climate Map

d)

Physical Map

45.

A map that reflects landforms and bodies of water.

a)

Population Map

b)

Physical Map

c)

Climate Map

d)

Economic Map

46.

Which map shows places where historical events took place?

a)

Population Map

b)

Economic Map

c)

Historical Map

d)

Physical Map

47.

Which map indicates population in a given area?

a)
b)
48.

Which map shows different hazard-prone areas?

a)
b)
49.

Which map indicates the land and water forms in an area?

a)
b)
50.

What map shows the climate of the different parts of a place?

a)

Climate map

b)

Street map

c)

Google map

51.

______________ tells the meaning of the symbols and colours used in a map.

a)

Compass rose

b)

Legend

c)

Title

52.

Where a place is found is called the ____________.

a)

map

b)

symbol

c)

direction word

d)

location

53.

Which map would show you borders of different counties?

a)

physical

b)

political

c)

thematic

d)

elevation

54.

Why are certain counties colored dark red? (CLICK THE MAP)

a)

They have a low population density (not a lot of people live there)

b)

Their economies are strong and they are rich

c)

They have a high population density (A lot of people live there)

d)

They don't have any rivers nearby

55.

What is this?

a)

This is a compass rose.

b)

This is a map scale.

c)

This is a legend.

56.

What is this?

a)

This is a compass rose.

b)

This is a map scale.

c)

This is a legend.

57.
The school is ____ of the pet store.
a)
North
b)
South
c)
East
d)
West
58.
What is located in E5?
a)
Twizzles
b)
Ice Cream
c)
Chips
d)
Pizza Hut
59.
Which part of a map is represented by a star? 
a)
capital
b)
city
c)
boundary line
d)
compass rose
60.
What type of map is this?
a)
Physical
b)
Political
61.

What is a mountain?

a)

a very high piece of land

b)

an area of flat land

c)

low land between mountains or hills

d)

land that borders the sea or ocean

62.

What is a lake?

a)

a sheltered area where ships can anchor safely

b)

a large body of salt water

c)

land that borders a sea or ocean

d)

a body of water surrounded by land

63.

What is a valley?

a)

a very high piece of land

b)

land that has water all around it

c)

an area of flat land

d)

low land between mountains or hills

64.

What is an island?

a)

land that borders the sea or ocean

b)

land that has water all around it

c)

land with water touching 3 sides

d)

a body of water surrounded by land

65.

What is an ocean?

a)

a long body of water that flows across land

b)

a large body of salt water

c)

a body of water surrounded by a lake

d)

a sheltered area where ships can anchor safely

66.

What is a peninsula?

a)

land with water touching 3 sides

b)

land that has water all around it

c)

land that borders the sea or ocean

d)

an area of flat land

67.

What is an ocean?

a)

a long body of water that flows across land

b)

a large body of salt water

c)

a body of water surrounded by a lake

d)

a sheltered area where ships can anchor safely

68.

What is a river?

a)

a long body of water that flows across land

b)

a body of water surrounded by land

c)

a large body of salt water

d)

a sheltered area where ships can anchor safely

69.
What land form is this?
a)
valley
b)
canyon
c)
mountain
d)
plain
70.
What land form is this?
a)
valley
b)
plain
c)
volcano
d)
canyon
71.
What land form is this?
a)
plain
b)
valley
c)
mountain
d)
canyon
72.
What land form is this?
a)
valley
b)
canyon
c)
plain
d)
mountain
73.
What land form is this?
a)
island
b)
valley
c)
plain
d)
mountain
74.
What land form is this?
a)
valley
b)
plain
c)
volcano
d)
mountain
75.
Land that is surrounded by water on three sides. 
a)
Peninsula
b)
Ocean
c)
Mountain
d)
Valley
76.

Land formation that is flat on top with steep walls. Usually in a dry area

a)

Hill

b)

Plateau

c)

Basin

77.
a)
A. Desert
b)
B. Lake
c)
C. Plains
d)
D. River
78.
a)
A. Hills
b)
B. River
c)
C. Desert
d)
D. Mountains
79.
a)
A. Hills
b)
B. River
c)
C. Desert
d)
D. Mountains
80.
Name this body of water
a)
peninsula
b)
ocean
c)
hill
d)
volcano
81.
Name this landform
a)
volcano
b)
hill
c)
river
d)
island
82.

What are the natural shapes that make up the Earth's surface called?

a)

earthquakes

b)

volcanoes

c)

landforms

d)

erosion

83.

Many animals make their homes inside this landform. It may be a deep hole in the ground or in the side of a mountain.

a)

plain

b)

canyon

c)

hill

d)

cave

84.

A piece of flat land with rich soil is called

a)

hillside

b)

valley

c)

plain

85.

A mountain is a small naturally raised area of land with low peaks

a)

True

b)

False

86.

A peninsula is a landmass surrounded by water on all sides.

a)

True

b)

False

87.

A valley is a low place between mountains.

a)

True

b)

False

88.

A large body of salt water is called

a)

lake

b)

ocean

c)

pond

89.

A river is a large stream of flowing water.

a)

True

b)

False

90.

A large body of salt water is called

a)

lake

b)

ocean

c)

pond