The document is a worksheet for grade 3 UAE social studies students. It contains information about compass directions, types of maps including world maps and road maps, map icons commonly used like restaurants and hospitals. It also defines important map terms like compass rose, coordinate, grid and provides examples. Students are asked questions to test their understanding and a fill in the blanks exercise to recall locations of different animals.
The document is a worksheet for grade 3 UAE social studies students. It contains information about compass directions, types of maps including world maps and road maps, map icons commonly used like restaurants and hospitals. It also defines important map terms like compass rose, coordinate, grid and provides examples. Students are asked questions to test their understanding and a fill in the blanks exercise to recall locations of different animals.
The document is a worksheet for grade 3 UAE social studies students. It contains information about compass directions, types of maps including world maps and road maps, map icons commonly used like restaurants and hospitals. It also defines important map terms like compass rose, coordinate, grid and provides examples. Students are asked questions to test their understanding and a fill in the blanks exercise to recall locations of different animals.
Name of the student : …………………………. Roll No : ………………… Date : ………/………/…………..
Reading a Map COMPASS DIRECTION
1. Between north and east (NE) northeast.
2. Between south and east (SE) southeast. 3. Between south and west (SW) southwest. 4. Between north and west (NW) northwest.
World map Road map
Types of map
Map icons
1. restaurant 2.gas station 3.Parking
4. shopping mall 5.Hospital
Q1-What is a compass rose? Ans-Compass rose is a drawing that shows different directions on map. Q2-What is Coordinate? Ans- Coordinate is a set of numbers that show an exact position. Q3- Define grid. Ans-A set of horizontal and vertical lines used to find a location. Q4-What is a map? Ans- A drawing of an area that shows where things are.
Fill in the blanks-
1.Political map shows the borders of countries, states and cities. 2.Elephants live in Africa. 3. Kangaroos live in Australia. 4. Polar bears live in Antarctica. 5. Pandas live in China.
6. Location on the map, like D-1 or A-4 is called a map grid.