Grade 3 · Social Studies · Unit 1 of 5
Maps & Globes
Continents, oceans and directions
What your child practises
Naming continents and oceans, using north, south, east and west on a simple town map, and reading map features such as a legend (key), compass rose and scale.
BC Curriculum learning standard: Mapping: continents, oceans, cardinal directions and map features
Sample questions
A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.
Question 1
Look at the map. What is one block south of the bakery?
Map of Maple Town (north is at the top) West Middle East North 📚 library 🏫 school 🥕 community garden Middle 🚌 bus station 🥐 bakery 🚜 farm South 🏒 arena 🏪 store 🚒 fire hall - 🚌bus station
- 🏫school
- 🚜farm
- 🏪store
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🏪 store
Hint: Find the bakery first. Then move one square south. North is at the top of the map, south is at the bottom, east is on the right and west is on the left.
Question 2
The equator is an imaginary line that…
🌍- circles the middle of Earth
- goes from the North Pole to the South Pole
- goes around the moon
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circles the middle of Earth
Hint: The equator is halfway between the North Pole and the South Pole. Places near it are usually hot.
Question 3
What does a compass rose show on a map?
🧭- the directions north, south, east and west
- how far apart places are
- where roses grow
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the directions north, south, east and west
Hint: A compass rose points the way. N is north, S is south, E is east and W is west.
Question 4
Canada is on which continent?
🌎- Asia
- South America
- Europe
- North America
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North America
Hint: Canada, the United States and Mexico are all in North America.
Question 5
Which continent is the largest?
🌏- Africa
- Asia
- Europe
- Antarctica
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Asia
Hint: Asia is the biggest continent, and more people live there than anywhere else.
Question 6
Look at the map. Which way would you walk to get from the library to the pool?
Map of Maple Town (north is at the top) West Middle East North 🚒 fire hall 🥐 bakery 🥕 community garden Middle 🚌 bus station 🏫 school 🏛️ museum South 🚜 farm 📚 library 🏊 pool - south
- west
- north
- east
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east
Hint: Put your finger on the library and slide it to the pool. North is at the top of the map, south is at the bottom, east is on the right and west is on the left.