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3rd Grade - Lexington, Ky.
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Geography
3rd Grade
10/24/2009

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1. What is a map?
Definition
A flat piece of paper showing the earth.
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2. Find an example of a lake on the map. Define a lake.
Definition
Lake Erie. A lake is a body of water surrounded by land.
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3. A ___________is a small drawing of arrows that shows directions on a map.
Definition
A Compass Rose.
Term
4. What is the name of the imaginary line that circles the middle of the Earth?
Definition
Equator.
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5. The largest bodies of land on Earth are called ____________.
Definition
Continents.
Term
6. Place the 4 major or cardinal directions on a compass.
Definition
North is on the top. South is on the bottom. East is on the right and West is on the left. (Sorry flash cards isn't good at pictures :-)
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7. Use a map or globe to find and name the seven continents of the world.
Definition
1. Asia
2. Africa
3. Australia
4. Antartica
5. Europe
6. North America
7. South America
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8. What map symbol is usually found next to a state's capital city?
Definition
A star.
Term
9. A border is a line that marks the spot where one place or thing starts and another ends. What borders the state of Montana to the north?
Definition
Canada.
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10. A __________is a large body of water that flows through Land.
Definition
river
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11. Find our state's capital. __________ Why is a capital city important?
Definition
Frankfort. The government meets there and makes laws.
Term
12. Do temperatures get cooler or warmer as you get closer to the equator?
Definition
Warmer.
Term
13. What symbol is next to Washington D.C. on a map? What does this symbol mean?
Definition
A star inside a circle. Shows a country's capital.
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14. Which of the following is not a state: Idaho, Chicago, New Mexico?
Definition
Chicago.
Term
15. What color is shown the most on a map of the world?
Definition
Blue (for water.)
Term
16. How many continents are there in the world?
Definition
Seven.
Term
17. How many states are there in the United States?
Definition
50
Term
18. What is the state capital of Utah?
Definition
Salt Lake City.
Term
19. On what continent is the South Pole located?
Definition
Antartica.
Term
20. How many states in the United States touch one another?
Definition
48
Term
21. Bill and Tom went on a trip from North Dakota to Oklahoma. What states did they probably travel through to get there?
Definition
South Dakota, Nebraska and Kansas.
Term
22. What state borders Washington and Oregon to the east?
Definition
Idaho.
Term
23. A very dry area where few plants grow is called a __________.
Definition
A desert.
Term
24. What are the names of the Earth's four oceans?
Definition
1. Atlantic
2. Artic
3. Indian
4. Pacific
Term
25. Which is usually larger, a sea or an ocean?
Definition
An ocean.
Term
26. What is the name given to the group of five large lakes in the northern part of the United States?
Definition
The Great Lakes.
Term
27. What is the name given to a body of land with water all around it?
Definition
Island.
Term
28. What country is the closest southern neighbor for most of the United states?
Definition
Mexico.
Term
29. Which oceans border Europe?
Definition
Artic and Atlantic.
Term
30. If you know that north is directly in front of you, in what direction would you turn to go east?
Definition
Right.
Term
31. The _______ Pole is directly opposite the South Pole.
Definition
North
Term
32. Name the 2 continents that make up a single large land mass. _______ and _____.
Definition
Europe and Asia.
Term
33. Which 3 oceans border the United States?
Definition
Artic, Atlantic and Pacific.
Term
34. Which country has more land, Mexico or the United States?
Definition
United States.
Term
35. Are the Rocky Mountains east or west of the Mississippi River?
Definition
West.
Term
36. Which ocean is the largest in the world?
Definition
Pacific.
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