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World Geography & Resources

Grade 3 · Building confidence · 8 questions · Version PG-4XIZ9E-AP0K

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1.What is a resource?
2.What is a renewable resource?
3.How do weather and climate differ?
4.What is latitude?
5.What is longitude?
6.What does map scale show?
7.How can mountains make a rain shadow?
8.Why do settlements form near rivers?

Answers and teaching notes

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  1. What is a resource?Something people use to meet needs or wants
  2. What is a renewable resource?One replenished naturally on a human time scale
  3. How do weather and climate differ?Weather is short-term; climate is long-term
  4. What is latitude?Distance north or south of the equator
  5. What is longitude?Distance east or west of the prime meridian
  6. What does map scale show?Map distance compared with real distance
  7. How can mountains make a rain shadow?Air loses moisture, then descends drier
  8. Why do settlements form near rivers?Water, transport, food, and fertile land

Worked example

Use map tools and features to explain location, movement, and resource use.

Common mistake

Reading a symbol without checking title, legend, direction, and scale.

Helpful hint

Start with the map title and legend.