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Grades 3, 4 and 5 - Geography - Elementary School - Using Maps
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Some maps draw pictures of hills, rivers and buildings. But most maps use colors and symbols. There will be a symbol for a church, and another symbol for a railroad station. There are symbols for bridges and symbols for great big viaducts. Woods are colored green. Water is colored blue. This quiz looks at just a few of the colors and symbols that are often used on maps. 

Grades 3, 4 and 5 - Geography - Elementary School - Using Maps
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1. There are two big churches in Matt’s town. Matt looks at a map of the town. One of the churches is marked by a black square with a cross on top of it. What does the church have?
2. Matt is looking at a map of his town. He sees a building marked Sch. What does Sch. stand for?
3. Matt is looking at a map of his town. He sees a small black cross on the map (+). What does this symbol mean?
4. What color are rivers on maps?
5. Matt looks again at the map of his town. The other big church is shown as a black circle with a cross on the top. What does this church have?
6. Matt finds the railroad station on the map. The symbol for the railroad station is a ___ circle.
7. Matt looks at a globe. He knows the Antarctic is covered in snow and ice. What color is the Antarctic on the globe?
8. What color are railroad lines on maps?
9. What color are forests on maps?
10. Matt lives not far from an expressway. He looks at a map of the roads in his part of England. What color is the expressway on the map?

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