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Grade 3 Map Components
On a                , you can find valleys, mountains, plains, and deserts. You can also find bodies of water, such as rivers, lakes, and oceans.
  1. political map
  2. physical map
  3. population map
  4. compass rose
Grade 3 American Revolution
Where was the last major battle of the Revolutionary War?
  1. Washington, D.C.
  2. Yorktown, Virginia
  3. Boston, Massachusetts
  4. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Grade 3 Progressive Era
Who was Susan B. Anthony?
  1. A famous actor in the 1800s
  2. Leader for the suffrage movement
  3. The wife of the president who ended slavery
  4. A woman who opposed voting rights for women
Grade 3 Christianity
What is the name of the forty days leading up to Easter?
  1. Lent
  2. Advent
  3. Eastertide
Grade 3 Judicial Branch
The Judicial Branch consists of 9 judges that make up the
  1. Supreme Court
  2. basketball team
  3. Congress
Grade 3 Bodies of Water and Continents
The world's highest mountains are in the                .
  1. Green Mountains
  2. Himalayas
  3. Andes
  4. Alps
Grade 3 Executive Branch
Which of the armed forces is in charge of protecting the United States' ports?
  1. Navy
  2. Coast Guard
  3. Marine Corps
Grade 3 Map Components
Which of the following is a landform?
  1. climate
  2. mountain
  3. weather
  4. region with farms and woods
Grade 3 US Laws and Amendments
Who is responsible for creating a compromise if the two chambers of Congress pass different versions of a bill?
  1. the Senate
  2. the president
  3. the conference committee
  4. the House of Representatives
Grade 3 US Geography
The United States borders all of the Great Lakes.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 3 Bodies of Water and Continents
Which ocean is the smallest?
  1. Pacific
  2. Atlantic
  3. Indian
  4. Arctic
Grade 3 Map Components
The                divides the Earth into the Northern and Southern hemispheres.
  1. prime meridian
  2. equator
  3. longitude
  4. latitude
Grade 3 Industrialization
Who created the first practical telephone?
  1. Guglielmo Marconi
  2. Alexander Graham Bell
  3. Bette Nesmith Graham
Grade 3 Bodies of Water and Continents
The Earth has                oceans.
  1. 2
  2. 3
  3. 4
  4. 5
Grade 3 North American Geography
What three countries are in North America?
  1. Canada, United States and Mexico
  2. Mexico, Canada and Spain
  3. North America, Canada, United States
  4. England, Spain, Cananda
Grade 3 US Government
Citizens have many rights, freedoms, and                 .
  1. responsibilities
  2. relatives
  3. refreshments
  4. relaxation
Grade 3 Bodies of Water and Continents
The Andes are the                 mountain chain.
  1. longest
  2. highest
  3. widest
  4. oldest
Grade 3 Civil Rights
Who delivered the famous "I have a Dream" speech?
  1. Frederick Douglass
  2. Harriet Tubman
  3. Martin Luther King Jr.
  4. Lyndon B. Johnson
Grade 3 Themes of Geography
What is one way in which people adapt to the environment?
  1. They wear warm or lightweight clothing
  2. They recycle fuels
  3. They preserve natural resources
  4. They make a reservoir
Grade 3 Economics
What are natural resources?
  1. shelter, food,
  2. something found in nature that people can use
  3. goods and services
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