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Geography: Elementary School: Grades 3, 4 and 5 Quiz - Using Maps (Questions)

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Do you like looking at maps? Some maps draw pictures of hills, rivers and buildings. But most maps use colors and symbols. There will be a symbol for a church, and another symbol for a railroad station. There are symbols for bridges and symbols for great big viaducts. Woods are colored green. Water is colored blue. This quiz looks at just a few of the colors and symbols that are often used on maps. Can you get ten out of ten?

Do you know the colors and symbols used on maps? Test yourself in this quiz!

What color are rivers on maps?

[ ]	Red
[ ]	Green
[ ]	Yellow
[ ]	Blue

What color are forests on maps?

[ ]	Red
[ ]	Green
[ ]	Yellow
[ ]	Blue

Sam is looking at a map of his town. He sees a small black cross on the map (+). What does this symbol mean?

[ ]	Railroad station
[ ]	Shop
[ ]	Church
[ ]	Bus station

There are two big churches in Sam’s town. Sam looks at a map of the town. One of the churches is marked by a black square with a cross on top of it. What does the church have?

[ ]	A tower
[ ]	A lift
[ ]	A moat
[ ]	A spire

Sam looks again at the map of his town. The other big church is shown as a black circle with a cross on the top. What does this church have?

[ ]	A lift
[ ]	An escalator
[ ]	A spire
[ ]	A draw-bridge

Sam finds the railroad station on the map. The symbol for the railroad station is a ___ circle.

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

What color are railroad lines on maps?

[ ]	Green
[ ]	Blue
[ ]	Black
[ ]	Purple

Sam looks at a globe. He knows the Antarctic is covered in snow and ice. What color is the Antarctic on the globe?

[ ]	Red
[ ]	Green
[ ]	Black
[ ]	White

Sam is looking at a map of his town. He sees a building marked Sch. What does Sch. stand for?

[ ]	Scheme
[ ]	School
[ ]	Schooner
[ ]	Schedule

10.

Sam lives not far from an expressway. He looks at a map of the roads in his part of England. What color is the expressway on the map?

[ ]	Red
[ ]	Green
[ ]	Blue
[ ]	Yellow

Geography: Elementary School: Grades 3, 4 and 5 Quiz - Using Maps (Answers)

What color are rivers on maps?

[ ]	Red
[ ]	Green
[ ]	Yellow
[x]	Blue

Lakes, seas and oceans are also colored blue

What color are forests on maps?

[ ]	Red
[x]	Green
[ ]	Yellow
[ ]	Blue

Why do you think woods and forests are colored green on maps?

Sam is looking at a map of his town. He sees a small black cross on the map (+). What does this symbol mean?

[ ]	Railroad station
[ ]	Shop
[x]	Church
[ ]	Bus station

Chapels, temples, mosques, and synagogues are also marked on maps

There are two big churches in Sam’s town. Sam looks at a map of the town. One of the churches is marked by a black square with a cross on top of it. What does the church have?

[x]	A tower
[ ]	A lift
[ ]	A moat
[ ]	A spire

The church has a tower. A lot of church towers have bells and a clock

Sam looks again at the map of his town. The other big church is shown as a black circle with a cross on the top. What does this church have?

[ ]	A lift
[ ]	An escalator
[x]	A spire
[ ]	A draw-bridge

This church has a spire. What shape is a spire?

Sam finds the railroad station on the map. The symbol for the railroad station is a ___ circle.

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

Red is an easy color to spot

What color are railroad lines on maps?

[ ]	Green
[ ]	Blue
[x]	Black
[ ]	Purple

Nearly all railroad lines are colored black on maps

Sam looks at a globe. He knows the Antarctic is covered in snow and ice. What color is the Antarctic on the globe?

[ ]	Red
[ ]	Green
[ ]	Black
[x]	White

Greenland is a very big island. It is nearly all covered in ice and snow. Can you find Greenland on a globe or in an atlas?

Sam is looking at a map of his town. He sees a building marked Sch. What does Sch. stand for?

[ ]	Scheme
[x]	School
[ ]	Schooner
[ ]	Schedule

What does Univ. stand for on maps?

10.

Sam lives not far from an expressway. He looks at a map of the roads in his part of England. What color is the expressway on the map?

[ ]	Red
[ ]	Green
[x]	Blue
[ ]	Yellow

Can you find all the expressways on a map of Britain and Ireland?