maps

What would be easier to locate on a map than on a globe?

• oceans

• countries

• communities

• cardinal direction

How can you tell that a body of water is a lake?

• It is surrounded by land.

• It is long and fast-flowing.

• It is large and tastes salty.

Look at the map. How would you describe the location of Texas?

• To the west of Louisiana

• To the north of Arkansas

• To the east of Mississippi

• To the south of Florida

How would you describe a desert?

• Land that is wet

• Land that is high

• Land that is dry

• Land is hilly

What activity could people do in a town located by a lake?

• Fishing, boating, swimming

• hiking, digging, dusting

What is one way farmers in Texas use a natural resource?

• Catching Schrimp

• growing wheat in soil

• selling oil for fuel

• using trees to make goods

Lucy moves from the desert to the mountains. The weather in the desert was hot and dry. The weather in the mountains is cold and snowy.What is something that Lucy will need to wear in her new home?

• A bathing suit

• A warm coat

• A sun hat

• A pair of sandals

What part of a map shows the cardinal directions?

• the title

• the symbol

• the compass rose

• the legend

A river flows through the middle of a city. How can people get from one side of the river to the other?

• car

• train

• boat

• plane

Which statement describes a desert?

• It is very dry

• it is very high

• It is very green

• it is tacos