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3rd Grade Map Skills

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

If the earth had a belt what would it be?

a)

The equator

b)

The Prime Meridian

c)

The North Pole

d)

The South Pole

2.

What does a physical map show?

a)

land and water of the Earth

b)

the borders of countries

c)

the resources of an area

d)

the weather over time of an area

3.

What does a political map show?

a)

The land and water of an area

b)

The borders of an area

c)

The weather over time of an area

d)

The resources of an area

4.

What is a climate map?

a)

The weather over time of an area

b)

The population of an area

c)

The borders of countries

d)

The land and water of an area

e)

The resources of an area

5.

What is a population density map?

a)

The land and water of an area

b)

The resources of an area

c)

The amount of people that live in an area

d)

The weather over time of an area

6.

Which of these are the cardinal directions

a)

North

b)

Southwest

c)

EastNorth

d)

West

e)

South

7.

What do you call someone who makes maps?

a)

cartographer

b)

carte blanche

c)

videographer

d)

photographer

8.

Which of the following are cardinal directions?

a)

South

b)

North

c)

Eastern

d)

West

e)

Uptern

9.

Which of the following are intermediate directions?

a)

Northwest

b)

North

c)

South

d)

Southeast

e)

Southwesterly

10.

Which of the following are intermediate directions?

a)

Northwest

b)

Southwest

c)

Northeast

d)

Southeast

11.

The belt of the Earth

(a)  

12.

This part of America is a region known as...

a)

Northwest

b)

Southeast

c)

Southwest

d)

Midwest

13.

What region is made up of the Yellow states including California?

a)

West

b)

Northwest

c)

Southwest

d)

Midwest

14.

What region of the US is made up by these four states including Texas?

a)

South

b)

Southwest

c)

Midwest

d)

Deep South

15.

This Region which includes Virginia, Georgia, and Florida is called what?

a)

Southwest

b)

Southeast

c)

South

d)

Bible Belt

e)

Midwest

16.

Which region is this?

a)

Midwest

b)

West

c)

Northwest

d)

Western

17.

Which region is this (includes New York)?

a)

Northeast

b)

Northwest

c)

Northside

d)

Eastnorth

18.

A map is a 2 dimensional representation of the Earth, what do you call a 3-dimensional representation, a round one?

(a)  

19.

In a population density map where do most people live?

(a)  

20.

What is the name for weather OVER TIME?

(a)  

21.

Where is Fort Worth located

(a)  

22.

What alphanumeric grid is Amarillo located?

(a)  

23.

In what alphanumeric grid is Austin located?

(a)  

24.

Where is Galveston?

a)

N10

b)

N9

c)

O10

d)

O9

25.

What is located in alphanumeric grid H6

(a)  

26.

If I want to go from Australia to India where would I go?

a)

North

b)

Northwest

c)

Northeast

d)

Eastnorth

e)

Westnorth

27.

To go from South America to Asia on the map which direction would I go?

a)

North

b)

Northwest

c)

Northeast

d)

Eastnorth

e)

Westnorth

28.

I live in America. I'm going on vacation in South Africa. Which direction will I go?

a)

South

b)

Southwest

c)

Southeast

29.

What part of a map tells you what the map is about?

(a)  

30.

Which part of a map explains the symbols and colors?

(a)