Exploring Physical Maps
A Grade 3 social studies worksheet to help students understand and identify features on physical maps.
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Exploring Physical Maps
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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. Sometimes you will need to look at a map to find the answer!
A physical map shows the natural features of the Earth's surface. These features include mountains, rivers, lakes, oceans, deserts, and plains. Colors are often used to show different elevations, like green for lowlands and brown for mountains.
1. What do physical maps show?
Cities and roads
Natural features like mountains and rivers
Where people live
The weather forecast
2. What color often represents mountains on a physical map?
Blue
Green
Brown
Yellow
3. A large body of salt water is called an .
4. A very tall natural place on Earth is called a .
5. A physical map uses different to show things like elevation.
6. A physical map shows the names of cities.
True
False
7. Rivers are natural features that can be found on a physical map.
True
False
8. Name two natural features you would expect to see on a physical map.
Look at the physical map below. It shows different kinds of land and water.
9. On this map, what do you think the green areas represent?
10. What does the blue color mostly show on this map?
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