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Grade 3 · Building confidence · 8 questions · Version PG-1V8E17E-AP0K

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1.What is population density?
2.Why do settlements form near rivers?
3.How can mountains make a rain shadow?
4.How do weather and climate differ?
5.What is a mountain range?
6.What does map scale show?
7.What is longitude?
8.What is a renewable resource?

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  1. What is population density?People per unit of area
  2. Why do settlements form near rivers?Water, transport, food, and fertile land
  3. How can mountains make a rain shadow?Air loses moisture, then descends drier
  4. How do weather and climate differ?Weather is short-term; climate is long-term
  5. What is a mountain range?A connected group of mountains
  6. What does map scale show?Map distance compared with real distance
  7. What is longitude?Distance east or west of the prime meridian
  8. What is a renewable resource?One replenished naturally on a human time scale

Worked example

Use map tools and features to explain location, movement, and resource use.

Common mistake

Reading a symbol without checking title, legend, direction, and scale.

Helpful hint

Start with the map title and legend.