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Grade 3 Geography and Natural Resources Practice Test

Build Grade 3 Social Studies skills with five 10-question practice tests on maps, landforms, natural resources, conservation, pollution, and how geography shapes communities.

Geography and Natural Resources Practice Tests

These Grade 3 Social Studies practice tests help students read maps, identify landforms and bodies of water, and understand natural resources. Students also explore renewable and nonrenewable resources, conservation, pollution, and the ways geography influences communities.

Skills covered

  • Identifying physical and human-made features
  • Using map keys, compass roses, scales, and map types
  • Recognizing landforms and bodies of water
  • Classifying renewable and nonrenewable resources
  • Explaining conservation and pollution
  • Connecting geography and resources to community life

How to use these practice tests

Look for clues about land, water, maps, resources, and the environment. When a question asks about conservation, choose the action that protects resources, reduces waste, or supports healthy habitats.

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Grade 3 Geography and Natural Resources Practice Tests

A 10-question Grade 3 Social Studies practice test on maps, landforms, physical and human features, natural resources, conservation, and geography.

Read each geography question carefully. Identify the feature, resource, map tool, conservation action, or relationship between people and the environment that best fits.

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1. QuestionMultiple choice

What is geography?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is The study of places, people, and the Earth’s features.

  1. Read the geography clue: Identify the landform, water feature, resource, map clue, or environmental action described.
  2. Apply the geography idea: Geography helps people understand locations, physical features, human communities, and how places are connected.
  3. Check the choice: The correct choice is The study of places, people, and the Earth’s features.

Geography helps people understand locations, physical features, human communities, and how places are connected.

2. QuestionMultiple choice

Which is a physical feature?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is A mountain.

  1. Read the geography clue: Identify the landform, water feature, resource, map clue, or environmental action described.
  2. Apply the geography idea: A mountain is a natural feature of Earth’s surface, while the other choices are human-made.
  3. Check the choice: The correct choice is A mountain.

A mountain is a natural feature of Earth’s surface, while the other choices are human-made.

3. QuestionMultiple choice

Which is a human-made feature?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: C

The correct answer is A road.

  1. Read the geography clue: Identify the landform, water feature, resource, map clue, or environmental action described.
  2. Apply the geography idea: People build roads to connect places, so a road is a human-made feature.
  3. Check the choice: The correct choice is A road.

People build roads to connect places, so a road is a human-made feature.

4. QuestionMultiple choice

What is a landform?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: D

The correct answer is A natural shape or feature of Earth’s surface.

  1. Read the geography clue: Identify the landform, water feature, resource, map clue, or environmental action described.
  2. Apply the geography idea: Mountains, plains, valleys, plateaus, and hills are natural landforms.
  3. Check the choice: The correct choice is A natural shape or feature of Earth’s surface.

Mountains, plains, valleys, plateaus, and hills are natural landforms.

5. QuestionMultiple choice

Which landform is a low area between hills or mountains?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is A valley.

  1. Read the geography clue: Identify the landform, water feature, resource, map clue, or environmental action described.
  2. Apply the geography idea: A valley is a low area often found between hills or mountains.
  3. Check the choice: The correct choice is A valley.

A valley is a low area often found between hills or mountains.

6. QuestionMultiple choice

Which landform is a flat area raised high above the land around it?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is A plateau.

  1. Read the geography clue: Identify the landform, water feature, resource, map clue, or environmental action described.
  2. Apply the geography idea: A plateau is elevated land with a mostly flat top.
  3. Check the choice: The correct choice is A plateau.

A plateau is elevated land with a mostly flat top.

7. QuestionMultiple choice

Which body of water is surrounded by land?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: C

The correct answer is A lake.

  1. Read the geography clue: Identify the landform, water feature, resource, map clue, or environmental action described.
  2. Apply the geography idea: A lake is a body of water surrounded by land.
  3. Check the choice: The correct choice is A lake.

A lake is a body of water surrounded by land.

8. QuestionMultiple choice

What is a peninsula?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: D

The correct answer is Land almost surrounded by water.

  1. Read the geography clue: Identify the landform, water feature, resource, map clue, or environmental action described.
  2. Apply the geography idea: A peninsula is land that extends into water and is surrounded by water on most sides.
  3. Check the choice: The correct choice is Land almost surrounded by water.

A peninsula is land that extends into water and is surrounded by water on most sides.

9. QuestionMultiple choice

Which feature carries flowing water toward a larger body of water?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is A river.

  1. Read the geography clue: Identify the landform, water feature, resource, map clue, or environmental action described.
  2. Apply the geography idea: Rivers carry flowing water and often empty into lakes, seas, or oceans.
  3. Check the choice: The correct choice is A river.

Rivers carry flowing water and often empty into lakes, seas, or oceans.

10. QuestionMultiple choice

Why do geographers study physical and human features together?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is People live on and change places with natural features..

  1. Read the geography clue: Identify the landform, water feature, resource, map clue, or environmental action described.
  2. Apply the geography idea: Communities depend on physical surroundings and also build features that change places.
  3. Check the choice: The correct choice is People live on and change places with natural features..

Communities depend on physical surroundings and also build features that change places.

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Frequently asked questions about Grade 3 Geography and Natural Resources

What is a natural resource?

A natural resource is something from nature that people use, such as water, soil, trees, minerals, sunlight, or wind.

What is conservation?

Conservation means using and protecting natural resources wisely so they remain available and habitats stay healthy.

How many questions are on this page?

The page includes five mini tests with 10 questions each, for 50 Grade 3 Geography and Natural Resources questions in total.