Exploring Maps
A worksheet for 3rd graders to learn about different types of maps and their uses.
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Exploring Maps
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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability.
1. What do we call a map that shows the shapes of land and water, like mountains and rivers?
Road map
Political map
Physical map
Weather map
2. Which type of map would you use to find the way from your school to the library?
Physical map
Road map
Climate map
Population map
3. A map shows us where different countries, states, and cities are located.
4. Maps use a to tell us what the symbols on the map mean.
5. A globe is a flat drawing of the Earth.
True
False
6. A compass rose shows us the cardinal directions: North, South, East, and West.
True
False
7. What is one way a map helps us?
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