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Grade 3 Map Components
To describe the                  , you tell exactly where a place is located on Earth.
  1. relative location
  2. absolute location
  3. grid location
  4. map location
Grade 3 Map Components
A                shows the number of people living in certain areas.
  1. political map
  2. physical map
  3. population map
  4. compass rose
Grade 3 Map Components
To see the true shapes of Earth's oceans and continents, you should use
  1. a map of the world because it lies flat.
  2. a road map because it shows details.
  3. a globe because it is a model of our planet.
  4. a textbook because it has lots of information.
Grade 3 Map Components
Longitude lines travel north and south.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 3 Map Components
Imaginary lines that travel West and East are Longitude.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 3 Map Components
The Prime Meridian is an imaginary line that runs around the world from top to bottom and divides the globe into the Eastern and Western Hemisphere.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 3 Map Components
The map                , or legend is a box on a map that shows the meanings of the map symbols.
  1. scale
  2. key
  3. symbol
  4. title
Grade 3 Map Components
The line that divides the globe into the Northern and Southern Hemisphere is called the               .
  1. equator
  2. prime meridian
  3. hemisphere
  4. continent
Grade 3 Map Components
The directions north, south, east and west are called                    .
  1. road directions
  2. geography directions
  3. physical directions
  4. cardinal directions
Grade 3 Map Components
In which two hemispheres is the United States located?
  1. Northern and Western
  2. Eastern and Southern
  3. Northern and Southern
  4. Western and Eastern
Grade 3 Map Components
What is a map?
  1. a picture of of tall buildings
  2. a picture of an animal
  3. a picture of a famous person
  4. a picture that shows the location of things
Grade 3 Map Components
Which of the following is an intermediate direction?
  1. north
  2. west
  3. east
  4. southwest
Grade 3 Map Components
Label the directions on the compass rose, using the standard abbreviations:
N=North, S=South, E=East, W=West, NE=Northeast, NW=Northwest, SE=Southeast, SW=Southwest.
Compass Rose
Grade 3 Map Components
A                is a picture, pattern, or shape that represents something on a map.
  1. grid reference
  2. map
  3. chocolate chip
  4. symbol
Grade 3 Map Components
Half of the earth is called a               .
  1. Earth Half
  2. Symbol
  3. Prime Meridian
  4. Hemisphere
Grade 3 Map Components
What kind of things do you find in a map key?
Grade 3 Map Components
What describes a physical map?
  1. shows borders
  2. shows the different physical features of a place
  3. shows types of land in a place
  4. shows roads and other features of a community
Grade 3 Map Components
A map within a map
  1. inset
  2. key
  3. compass rose
  4. scale
Grade 3 Map Components
How many cardinal directions does a compass rose have?
  1. 4
  2. 8
  3. 16
  4. 6
Grade 3 Map Components
A grid is a pattern of lines that cross to form squares.
  1. True
  2. False
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