Exploring Maps
A Grade 1 social studies worksheet to introduce students to different types of maps and their uses.
Includes
Multiple ChoiceFill in the BlanksTrue / FalseShort Answer
Standards
C3.D2.Geo.1.K-2. Explain how culture and experience influence the way people view places and regions.C3.D2.Geo.2.K-2. Use, construct, and interpret maps, graphs, and other geographic representations to describe patterns of places and regions.
Topics
mapsgeographysocial studiesgrade 1
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Exploring Maps
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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. Maps help us find places!
1. What does a map help us do?
a
Tell a story
b
Find places
c
Draw pictures
d
Sing a song
2. Which map would you use to find the way to a treasure chest?
a
Weather map
b
Road map
c
Treasure map
d
Picture map
3. A map shows us different .
4. The top of a map usually points to .
5. A globe is a flat map.
T
True
F
False
6. A map key tells us what the symbols on a map mean.
T
True
F
False
7. Name one type of map you know.
8. Why is it important to know how to read a map?