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World Geography & Resources

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

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

Answers and teaching notes

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

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.