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3rd grade · Social Studies · Unit 4 of 6

Maine's Land & Regions

Mountains, rivers, forests and the coast

What your child practices

Maine's physical features (Katahdin, Moosehead Lake, its rivers, forests, rocky coast and islands), its climate and wildlife, and how the land and ocean shape where people live and work.

Maine Learning Results learning standard: Geography 1; Geography 2 · Maine's physical features, climate, plants and animals, and how geography shapes daily life

How we explain it

Children can open this short lesson before they practice.

  1. Maine has mountains like Katahdin, big lakes like Moosehead, rivers, forests and a rocky coast with islands.
  2. Maine borders only one other state: New Hampshire.
  3. A peninsula is land that sticks out into water.

Example: Which is Maine’s highest mountain? It is in Baxter State Park. Its name is Katahdin. Answer: Katahdin

Maine's Land & Regions in Maine

In the Maine Learning Results, this is unit 4 of 6 in 3rd grade Social Studies, after Working Together Fairly and before Town Meeting to State House.

Gradelings describes a child's practice on this unit as Beginning, Approaching, Meeting or Exceeding (Four practice steps). That reflects practice, not a report-card mark: the teacher decides the mark.

Source: Maine Department of Education

Sample questions

A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.

  1. Question 1

    A sheltered place where boats can stay safe is a…

    • desert
    • canyon
    • harbor

  2. Question 2

    What is the capital of Maine?

    • Augusta
    • Bangor
    • Portland

  3. Question 3

    What is the largest lake in Maine?

    • Lake Tahoe
    • Lake Superior
    • Moosehead Lake

  4. Question 4

    Which bird with a haunting call lives on Maine's lakes?

    • the peacock
    • the ostrich
    • the common loon

  5. Question 5

    A landform that sticks out into the water is a…

    • plain
    • peninsula
    • valley

  6. Question 6

    Which of these is a physical feature?

    • a road
    • a school
    • a lake

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