Grade 3History & geographyquiz16 questions

Villages, towns and cities

Grade 3: village, town, city, why settlements grew near rivers, land use, capital cities, rural and urban.

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Questions

  1. Which place is usually the smallest?

    • A capital city
    • A city
    • A town
    • A village
    Show answerA village

  2. Which of these would you most likely find in a small village?

    • A huge airport
    • A small shop and a village hall
    • Many tall office towers
    • Several large stadiums
    Show answerA small shop and a village hall

  3. Which is bigger than a village but smaller than a city?

    • A farm
    • A hamlet
    • A street
    • A town
    Show answerA town

  4. Which place usually has the most people?

    • A city
    • A farm
    • A town
    • A village
    Show answerA city

  5. A town usually has more of which of these than a village?

    • Fewer people
    • Fewer roads
    • Fields only
    • Shops and services
    Show answerShops and services

  6. Why did many early settlements grow up near rivers?

    • People needed fresh water
    • Rivers kept out all weather
    • Rivers made hills
    • There were no fish
    Show answerPeople needed fresh water

  7. How did rivers help people travel long ago?

    • Boats could carry people and goods
    • Rivers had bridges everywhere
    • Rivers were always frozen
    • Rivers were dry roads
    Show answerBoats could carry people and goods

  8. What is land use?

    • How high a hill is
    • How people use an area of land
    • The name of a country
    • The weather in a place
    Show answerHow people use an area of land

  9. Which is an example of land use?

    • A change of season
    • A cloud in the sky
    • The shape of a river
    • Using land for farming
    Show answerUsing land for farming

  10. What is a capital city?

    • A city with a river
    • The biggest farm in a country
    • The city where a country's government sits
    • The oldest village in a country
    Show answerThe city where a country's government sits

  11. Paris is the capital city of France. (True or false?)

    Show answerTrue

  12. Rural areas have more buildings and people than urban areas. (True or false?)

    Show answerFalse

  13. Every country has the same capital city. (True or false?)

    Show answerFalse

  14. What word describes the countryside, with farms and few people? (Answer out loud)

    Show answerRural

  15. What word describes busy built-up places like towns and cities? (Answer out loud)

    Show answerUrban

  16. What is the capital city of Japan? (Answer out loud)

    Show answerTokyo

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