3rd Grade Social Studies Worksheet - Free Printable

Let’s go step by step to answer each question based on the text and map provided.

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Question 1: Is a map flat or round?

The very first sentence in the reading says:
> “Maps are flat drawings that show us where to find places.”

So, maps are flat.

✔ Answer for #1: flat

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Question 2: What does it mean to have a bird’s eye view?

The text explains:
> “A map always gives us a bird’s eye view. That means that map is a drawing of a place from above.”

So, a bird’s eye view means looking at something from above, like how a bird flying high would see the ground below.

✔ Answer for #2: It means seeing a place from above, like a bird flying over it.

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Question 3: The map on this page shows a large area of land called a continent. What is the name of the continent shown?

Under the map, the caption says:
> “This map shows a large area of land called a continent. The continent shown is North America.”

Also, you can recognize the shape — it includes Canada, the United States, Mexico, and parts of Central America and the Caribbean — which together make up North America.

✔ Answer for #3: North America

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Question 4: What are the four directions on a map called? ____, ____, ____, ____

The text says:
> “We use directions on a map. The top of a map is north. The bottom is south. East is to the right. West is to the left.”

These four directions — north, south, east, west — are called the cardinal directions.

Even though the word “cardinal” isn’t used in the text, the question asks what they’re *called*, and in geography, these four main directions are known as cardinal directions.

But let’s check: the blank has 4 spaces — likely expecting the names of the directions themselves, not the term “cardinal directions”.

Wait — rereading the question:
> “What are the four directions on a map called? ____, ____, ____, ____”

It’s asking for the names of the four directions, not the category name. Because it gives 4 blanks, and the text lists them clearly:

- Top = north
- Bottom = south
- Right = east
- Left = west

So we fill in: north, south, east, west

(Sometimes people say “N, S, E, W”, but since the text uses full words, we’ll use full words.)

✔ Answer for #4: north, south, east, west

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Final Answer:
1. flat
2. It means seeing a place from above, like a bird flying over it.
3. North America
4. north, south, east, west