Map Skills Unit Assessment – Third Grade

Name: ____________________________________ Date: _____________________________

I. Cut and paste the names of the continents and the names of the oceans.

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North America

South America

Europe Africa

Australia

Antarctica

Pacific Ocean

Atlantic OceanArctic Ocean

Southern Ocean

Indian Ocean

Map of the World

Asia

II. Using the map on page 1, draw a line representing the Prime Meridian and another line representing the Equator and label them accordingly.

III. Multiple Choice

_____ 1. The imaginary line that divides the Northern and Southern Hemispheres is ________.

a. The Prime Meridianb. Located in the Arctic Oceanc. The Equatord. Sometimes visible

_____ 2. The name of the continent we live on is ________________. a. United Statesb. North Americac. Northern Hemisphered. South America

_____ 3. Half a sphere is called _________________.a. Halfsphereb. Globec. Hemisphered. Continent

_____ 4. The imaginary line that divides the Eastern and Western Hemispheres is _________.a. Located in North Americab. The Denominatorc. The Prime Meridiand. Visible at night

_____5. A simple letter-number grid system on maps is used to __________ places.a. colorb. locatec. correctd. hide

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IV. The Explorers and the regions where they landed

1. Draw a dot on the map to locate Spain, England, and France.2. Write the names of the countries by the dot and the names of the explorers that explored

the Americas on behalf of these countries.3. Then draw an arrow from the each of these countries to the regions explored in the

Americas.4. Draw a dot on the world map to locate the regions the Europeans explored and write the

names of these locations.

V. Fill in the Blank

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Word Box:

Spain St. Augustine, Florida Christopher Columbus Antarctica Jamestown, Virginia

Africa Jacques Cartier England Quebec, Canada Africa Christopher Newport

San Salvador, Bahamas Alexandria, Egypt England Juan Ponce de Leon France

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VI. Locate objects on a letter-number grid system

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Figure A best represents the _____________ Hemisphere.

Figure B best represents the _____________ Hemisphere.

In figure C, the lines that go from North to South are called__________________.

In figure D, the lines that go from East to West are called__________________.

ABCDEFGH

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 101. What is the grid letter-number for the ? _________________________

2. What is the grid letter-number for the ? _________________________

3. What is the grid letter-number for the ? _________________________

4. What is the grid letter-number for the ? _________________________

5. What is the grid letter-number for the ? _________________________

6. What is the grid letter-number for the ? _________________________

7. Draw an object and write it letter-number representation: ______________

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