WorksheetsThird Grade Maps & Globes Review
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
1. What is the purpose of a compass rose on a map?
a)
To show the scale of a map
b)
To indicate the symbols used on a map
c)
To show the cardinal directions
d)
To display the map key
2.
2. Which of the following are considered cardinal directions?
a)
Up, down, left, right
b)
North, East, South, West
c)
Never, Eat, Soggy, Waffles
d)
Close, far, beside, behind
3.
3. What is a similarity between maps and globes?
a)
Maps are 3-dimensional
b)
Globes can be easily folded
c)
Both can be used to locate different places
d)
Maps are a spherical shape
4.
4. How are maps different from globes?
a)
Maps show the entire earth
b)
Globes can be easily hung on a wall
c)
Maps are a flat representation of a region
d)
Globes are spherical representations
5.
5. What do we use to measure distances on a map?
a)
Compass
b)
Ruler
c)
Scale or Protractor
d)
Calculator
6.
6. What is the North Pole?
a)
A place on earth where Santa Clause lives
b)
A place on earth in the farthest North
c)
A place on earth in the farthest South
d)
A place on earth in the farthest East
7.
7. What is the purpose of a map key?
a)
To show the location of different countries
b)
To display the scale of the map
c)
To explain what symbols represent on the map
d)
To display the compass rose
8.
8. In which direction would you travel to go from Canada to Mexico?
a)
South
b)
North
c)
East
d)
West
9.
9. What is a map?
a)
A drawing of a place that shows you where things are
b)
A sphere that shows you continents and models the earth
c)
A drawing that shows you where you live
d)
A paper that tells you about the earth
10.
10. What do globes show you that maps can't?
a)
Landmasses
b)
Florida
c)
Different regions
d)
Continents
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