4th grade · Social Studies · Unit 2 of 8
Maps & Movement
Latitude, scale, regions and routes across Washington.
What your child practices
Practices latitude and longitude, map scales, thematic maps, Washington's regions and maps that show how people moved, from Tribal trade routes to the Oregon Trail and railroads.
Washington State Learning Standards learning standard: G1.4.1; G1.4.2; G2.4.2 · using maps to explain the movement of people and the regions of the Pacific Northwest
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
Which map would best show where it rains most in Washington?
- a precipitation map
- a political map
- a city street map
- a road map
a precipitation map
Hint: Thematic maps show one topic.
Question 2
On a map, 1 inch = 50 miles. Two towns are 2 inches apart. How far is that?
- 100 miles
- 50 miles
- 25 miles
- 200 miles
100 miles
Hint: 2 × 50 = 100.
Question 3
Washington is in which hemispheres?
- Northern and Eastern
- Southern and Western
- Southern and Eastern
- Northern and Western
Northern and Western
Hint: It is north of the equator and west of the prime meridian.
Question 4
The low land around Puget Sound is called the…
- Okanogan Highlands
- Great Plains
- Puget Sound Lowland
- Columbia Plateau
Puget Sound Lowland
Hint: Most of the state's cities are in this region.
Question 5
On a map, Spokane is east of Seattle. Seattle is ___ of Spokane.
- north
- south
- west
- east
west
Hint: Opposite directions swap.
Question 6
Railroads built in the 1880s changed movement in Washington because…
- they went only to Canada
- they stopped all travel
- they ran only underwater
- people and goods could travel faster
people and goods could travel faster
Hint: Railroads linked Washington with the rest of the country.