3rd grade Maps and Geography Unit

3rd gradeMaps and Geography Unit Jeopardy

Vocabulary & Map Parts Maps & Geography Jeopardy Alabama Oceans United States Continents Q $100 Q $100 Q $100 Q $100 Q $100 Q $200 Q $200 Q $200 Q $200 Q $200 Q $300 Q $300 Q $300 Q $300 Q $300 Q $400 Q $400 Q $400 Q $400 Q $400 Q $500 Q $500 Q $500 Q $500 Q $500 Final Jeopardy

$100 QuestionVocabulary & Map Parts • Symbols: • look like people. • are not on a map. • stand for something else on a map. • stand for sounds.

$100 Answer Vocabulary & Map Parts Symbols stand for something else on a map (c). ??

$200 Question Vocabulary & Map Parts • The equator is: • a place at the north pole. • an imaginary line running around the middle of the Earth on a map or a globe. • not on a map. • not on a globe.

$200 Answer Vocabulary & Map Parts The equator is an imaginary line running around the middle of the Earth on a map or a globe (b). ??

$300 Question Vocabulary & Map Parts What are the three (3) parts of a map?

$300 Answer Vocabulary & Map Parts Title, compass rose (or directional indicator), and legend (or map key) ??

$400 Question Vocabulary & Map Parts Identify the directions on this compass rose.

$400 Answer Vocabulary & Map Parts N W E ?? S

$500 Question Vocabulary & Map Parts How is a map different from a globe?

$500 Answer Vocabulary & Map Parts A map is a flat picture of the Earth, and a globe is a model of the Earth. ??

$100 Question Alabama • Alabama’s shape is most like a: • triangle. • square. • circle. • rectangle.

$100 Answer Alabama Alabama’s shape is most like a rectangle. ??

$200 Question Alabama What is the name of the longest free flowing river in Alabama?

$200 Answer Alabama The Cahaba River ??

$300 Question Virginia Which dot on this map of Alabama is Birmingham (red or blue)?

$300 Answer Alabama Birmingham is the red dot on this map. ??

$400 Question Alabama What is the blue dot on this map of Alabama?

$400 Answer Alabama The blue dot on this map is Montgomery. ??

$500 Question Alabama What mountain range runs from Canada to Alabama?

$500 Answer Alabama Appalachian Mountains ??

$100 Question Oceans Which ocean is shown in blue on this map?

$100 Answer Oceans Atlantic Ocean ??

$200 Answer Oceans Pacific Ocean ??

$300 Answer Oceans ?? Arctic Ocean

$400 Answer Oceans Indian Ocean ??

$500 Question Oceans What 3 oceans touch North America?

$500 Answer Oceans Atlantic, Pacific, and Arctic Oceans ??

$100 Question United States What letter on this map is the Mississippi River?

$100 Answer United States ?? C is the Mississippi River

$200 Question United States What letter shows the mountains closest to Virginia?

$200 Answer United States ?? E – Appalachian Mountains

$300 Question United States • What river divides Texas from Mexico? • Rio Grande River • Mississippi River • James River

$300 Answer United States The Rio Grande River divides Texas from Mexico (a). ??

$400 Question United States What is the name of the region labeled ‘D’?

$400 Answer United States ?? D - Great Lakes Region

$500 Question United States • What mountain range is on the western side of the United States? • Massanutten • Appalachian Mountains • Rocky Mountains

$500 Answer United States The Rocky Mountains are on the western side of the United States (c). ??

$100 Question Continents What continent is shown in red on this map?

$100 Answer Continents Antarctica ??

$200 Question Continents What continent is shown in purple on this map?

$200 Answer Continents South America ??

$300 Question Continents What continent is shown in orange on this map?

$300 Answer Continents Australia ??

$400 Question Continents What continent is shown in blue on this map?

$400 Answer Continents ?? Africa

3rd grade Maps and Geography Unit