Social Studies Review

Grade 3Bettie F. Williams

Elementary

AfricaAfrica

North America

South America

AsiaAustralia

Europe

Antarctica

• In today’s lesson you will read pages, to yourself, about map skills and explorers. At the end of the lesson you will take a 10 question quiz about what you have read. To find the answers to the questions, click on the blue arrows, go back, and reread the pages. Write the answers on your study guide.

North America

• We live in the city of Virginia Beach.

• We live in the state of Virginia.

• We live on the continent of North America.

• This is a map of North America. The red arrow is pointing to where we live.

There are 4 oceans on the Earth. Can you name them? The names of the

oceans are in yellow boxes that are outlined with blue.

Look at the map below. Do you know what the yellow line represents? The yellow line is the Prime

Meridian. The Prime Meridian runs north to south. It divides the Earth into eastern and western

hemispheres.

If the yellow line is the Prime Meridian, then what is the red line? That’s right, the red line is the equator. The equator runs from east to west and

divides the Earth into northern and southern hemispheres.

This map shows part of the route that Ponce de Leon

took to find St. Augustine, Florida

Christopher Columbus sailed from Spain to San

Salvador.

France sponsored Jacque Cartier’s voyage from France to land near Quebec, Canada.

The arrow on this page is pointing to Rome. Rome is in the country of

Italy, on the continent of Europe.

ROME

• The Colosseum is found in Rome. • Our Republican (representative) form of government is from Rome.

Greece is the country at the end of the red arrow. Greece is a country in

Europe.

GREECE

• The Parthenon can be found in Greece.

• Greece is the birthplace of democracy (government by the people).

Mali is the green country on this map of Africa.

Mali lay across the trade routes between the sources of salt in the Sahara Desert and the gold mines of West Africa. For the people of the desert, salt was a natural resource. People used salt for their health and for preserving foods. Miners found gold in Western Africa. Therefore, salt was traded for gold.

Let’s Review!

• There are 7 continents. •North America•South America•Europe•Asia•Africa•Australia•Antarctica

• The four oceans are•Atlantic•Pacific•Indian•Arctic

Explorers

Explorer Sponsored by Found Explorer was looking for

Christopher Newport

England Jamestown Virginia

A way to colonize VA

Juan Ponce de Leon

Spain St. Augustine, Florida

The Fountain of Youth and to discover riches

Christopher Columbus

Spain San Salvador An westward route to Asia

Jacque Cartier

France Land near Quebec, Canada

Gold and riches and he wanted to colonize the new world

Quiz Time

• Read the questions on the next pages and write the correct answer on your study guide. If you are not sure about the answer, click on the blue arrow to go back and reread the lesson.

• 1. What is the name of the imaginary line that runs east to west and divides the Earth into northern and southern hemispheres?

2. What is the imaginary line that divides the earth into eastern and western hemispheres? It runs north and south.

3. What is the name of the continent that is to the south of North America?

• 4. What is the name of the ocean located near Virginia Beach, Virginia?

• 5. What is the name of the country we live in?

• 6. What continent is Virginia located on?

• 7. Who sponsored Christopher Newport’s voyage to the New World?

• 8. What did the people in Mali trade salt for?

• 9. Name the 4 oceans.

• 10. What was Christopher Newport’s reason for coming to Virginia?