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Geography: Elementary School: Grades 3, 4 and 5 Quiz - Sam Makes A Map (Questions)

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At school in geography do you remember drawing plans? They might have been plans of a room - your bedroom perhaps, or your classroom. You might have drawn a plan of your school and the playground. Sam has drawn plans. Now he wants to draw a map of the town he lives in. What should Sam put on his map? Can you help him?

How would you go about drawing a plan of a room or a map of a town?

Sam is drawing a map of his town. What should Sam draw first?

[ ]	Main roads
[ ]	Houses
[ ]	Library
[ ]	Shops

Sam draws his house on the map. Sam also draws his friend’s house on the map. Why does Sam not draw all the houses in his town?

[ ]	Because his friends do not live there
[ ]	Because there are too many houses to draw
[ ]	Because some of the houses are bungalows
[ ]	Because there only are two houses in Sam’s town

Sam draws his school on the map. There is not room to write the full name of the school. So Sam writes:

[ ]	Univ.
[ ]	Coll.
[ ]	Sch.
[ ]	Park

Sam colors in where there are shops. He uses purple as his color for shops.

There is a shopping center on the edge of town. What color is the shopping center on Sam’s map?

[ ]	Green
[ ]	Purple
[ ]	White
[ ]	Black

Sam wants to show where the town center is on his map. What would be a good symbol for the town center?

[ ]	A tree
[ ]	A fish
[ ]	A tractor
[ ]	A black circle

There is a railroad running through Sam’s town. What does Sam draw on his map to show the railroad?

[ ]	A green circle
[ ]	A blue wavy line
[ ]	A red square
[ ]	A black line

Sam draws a black line on his map to show the railroad. Trains stop in Sam’s town. People get on and off the trains. Where do people get on and off the train?

[ ]	Supermarket
[ ]	Library
[ ]	Swimming pool
[ ]	Railroad station

Sam’s town has a park. What is a good color for the park on Sam’s map?

[ ]	Purple
[ ]	Black
[ ]	Red
[ ]	Green

There is a swimming pool in Sam’s town. What color does Sam use for the swimming pool?

[ ]	Purple
[ ]	Red
[ ]	Blue
[ ]	Green

10.

Sam lives in a town called Bedworth.

What is the best title for Sam’s map?

[ ]	Map of Bristol
[ ]	Map of My Village
[ ]	My Map
[ ]	Map of Bedworth

Geography: Elementary School: Grades 3, 4 and 5 Quiz - Sam Makes A Map (Answers)

Sam is drawing a map of his town. What should Sam draw first?

[x]	Main roads
[ ]	Houses
[ ]	Library
[ ]	Shops

Sam draws the highways first. Then he can add everything else

Sam draws his house on the map. Sam also draws his friend’s house on the map. Why does Sam not draw all the houses in his town?

[ ]	Because his friends do not live there
[x]	Because there are too many houses to draw
[ ]	Because some of the houses are bungalows
[ ]	Because there only are two houses in Sam’s town

Maps use symbols and colors to show where all the houses are

Sam draws his school on the map. There is not room to write the full name of the school. So Sam writes:

[ ]	Univ.
[ ]	Coll.
[x]	Sch.
[ ]	Park

What does Coll. stand for? - College

Sam colors in where there are shops. He uses purple as his color for shops.

There is a shopping center on the edge of town. What color is the shopping center on Sam’s map?

[ ]	Green
[x]	Purple
[ ]	White
[ ]	Black

Sam uses purple for all the shops in the town

Sam wants to show where the town center is on his map. What would be a good symbol for the town center?

[ ]	A tree
[ ]	A fish
[ ]	A tractor
[x]	A black circle

Sam labels the black circle: Town Centre

There is a railroad running through Sam’s town. What does Sam draw on his map to show the railroad?

[ ]	A green circle
[ ]	A blue wavy line
[ ]	A red square
[x]	A black line

The blue wavy line is for the river

Sam draws a black line on his map to show the railroad. Trains stop in Sam’s town. People get on and off the trains. Where do people get on and off the train?

[ ]	Supermarket
[ ]	Library
[ ]	Swimming pool
[x]	Railroad station

Sam draws a red circle on his map to show where the railroad station is

Sam’s town has a park. What is a good color for the park on Sam’s map?

[ ]	Purple
[ ]	Black
[ ]	Red
[x]	Green

What sort of things are there in a park?

There is a swimming pool in Sam’s town. What color does Sam use for the swimming pool?

[ ]	Purple
[ ]	Red
[x]	Blue
[ ]	Green

Why does Sam use blue as the color for the swimming pool?

10.

Sam lives in a town called Bedworth.

What is the best title for Sam’s map?

[ ]	Map of Bristol
[ ]	Map of My Village
[ ]	My Map
[x]	Map of Bedworth

Can you draw a map of where you live?