2-4 Boundries & Borders on Maps

Maps show the boundaries of towns, cities, states, countries, lakes, rivers, and oceans.  A boundary helps us to know where something begins and ends.  It is also called a border.  Boundaries often use the four cardinal directions, north, south, east, and west.  Use the map below to determine the boundaries or borders.

1.  What borders the creek to the east?

The lake.

The marsh.

The forest.

None of the above.

2.  What borders the lake to the east?

The creek.

The mountains.

The marsh.

All of the above.

3.  What borders the mountains to the south?

The lake.

The marsh.

The river.

None of the above.

4.  What borders the plains to the west?

The mountains.

The forest.

The marsh.

None of the above.

5.  What borders the river to the north?

The mountains.

The lake.

The marsh

All of the above.

6.  What borders the forest to the south?

The creek.

The river.

The lake.

All of the above.

7.  What borders the plains to the east?

The mountains.

The lake.

The river.

All of the above.

8.  If you were to paddle a canoe north on the river from the plains, what three things would you see bordering the river to the east?

The lake, marsh, and creek.

The forest, mountains, and lake.

The mountains, creek, and marsh.

The forest, creek, and mountains.

9.  What has borders between the creek and the river?

The mountains.

The forest.

The marsh.

The lake.

10.  What body of water enters the river from the east?

The marsh.

The creek.

The forest.

All of the above.