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3rd Grade Map Skills

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the name of this part of the map?

a)

Legend

b)

Title

c)

Compass Rose

d)

Map Scale

2.
Measures distance from the equator. These lines run east and west and measure north and south.
a)
Cardinal Directions
b)
Latitude Lines
c)
Longitude Lines
d)
Intermediate Directions
3.
__________ directions are northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest.
a)
Latitude
b)
Cardinal
c)
Intermediate
d)
Longitudinal
4.
__________ measures distance from the Prime Meridian.  These imaginary lines run from the north pole to the south pole.  These lines run north and south and measure east or wes
a)
Latitude 
b)
Longitude
c)
Lines
d)
Equator
5.
 This type of map shows governmental boundaries of countries, states, and/or counties.  It sometimes includes cities, roads, and significant bodies of water.
a)
Physical
b)
Political
c)
Product
d)
Map
6.

Which map part tells what the map is about?

a)

Title

b)

Scale

c)

Legend

d)

Key

7.

The equator breaks the Earth into what two hemispheres?

a)

Eastern and Southern

b)

Northern and Southern

8.

The Prime Meridian separates the Earth into what two hemispheres?

a)

Northern and Southern

b)

Western and Eastern

9.

How many continents are on earth?

a)

1

b)

3

c)

7

d)

9

10.

A map maker is called a

a)

videographer

b)

cartographer

c)

mapper

d)

drawer

11.

Which continent is shown on the alphanumeric map at the coordinate D,4?

a)

South America

b)

Antarctica

c)

Asia

d)

Australia

12.

The continent Africa is located at which of the following coordinates on the map?

a)

H,1

b)

I,7

c)

D,4

d)

F,5

13.

What continent is highlighted in red?

a)

South America

b)

Africa

c)

Australia

d)

North America

14.

What continent is highlighted in orange?

a)

North America

b)

Australia

c)

South America

d)

Africa

15.
What is the name of the object by number 7?
a)
Australia  
b)
Africa
c)
Asia
d)
Europe 
16.
What continent is letter F?
a)
Asia
b)
Europe
c)
Australia
d)
South America
17.
What continent is letter C?
a)
Antarctica 
b)
Australia
c)
Asia
d)
Africa
18.
What continent is letter E?
a)
Europe
b)
Asia
c)
Africa
d)
Antarctica
19.

What continent is this?

a)

Eurasia

b)

North America

c)

South America

d)

Australia

20.

The red line on this map represents the imaginary line at zero degrees latitude.

a)

Prime Meridian

b)

International Dateline

c)

Equator

d)

Eastern and Western Hemisphere