Map Scale and Regions
Grade 3 Social Studies Worksheet - Challenge Me
Circle the answer.
The bar is a highway on a map. Measure it with the ruler. The scale is 1 inch = 25 miles. How long is the real highway?
- 100 miles
- 75 miles
- 29 miles
- 125 miles
On a map, 1 inch = 20 miles. Elm to Oak is 2 inches. Oak to Pine is 3 inches. How far is Elm to Pine through Oak?
- 5 miles
- 60 miles
- 100 miles
- 40 miles
A trip is 80 miles long. The scale is 1 inch = 20 miles. How long is the trip on the map?
- 4 inches
- 60 inches
- 5 inches
- 8 inches
Look at the picture. Why did many early towns grow beside the water at Point A?
- for high ground safe from floods
- for drinking water and travel by boat
- for sandy land to build on
- for steep hills that block the wind
Map A: 1 inch = 10 miles. Map B: 1 inch = 50 miles. Two towns are 2 inches apart on each. Which map's towns are farther apart in real life?
- Map B, 52 miles
- Map A, 20 miles
- both the same, 2 inches
- Map B, 100 miles
A region has steep slopes and cold, snowy winters. Which job would be most common there?
- running a ski lodge
- leading camels across sand
- growing rice in flat fields
- catching fish on the ocean
Why might a plains region grow more food than a mountain region?
- It has more snow for water.
- Its land is high and rocky.
- Its land is flat and easy to plow.
- It is always next to the ocean.
The bar is the road to Grandma's on a map. The scale is 1 inch = 5 miles. The family drives there and back. How many miles in all?
- 60 miles
- 30 miles
- 12 miles
- 11 miles
A coastal town and a desert town both need more drinking water. Which town has the harder problem, and why?
- the desert town; it gets little rain
- the coastal town; it has no water nearby
- the desert town; it is next to the sea
- the coastal town; it gets little rain
Look at the picture. Which resource comes from the water at Point A?
- copper from mountain mines
- wheat from wide fields
- fish and shellfish
- logs from a thick forest