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Reading a Map in Words is a free printable Kindergarten to Grade 2 social studies worksheet on following directions on a map described in words, aligned to C3 Framework indicator D2.Geo.2.K-2. It prints 2 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two students in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.

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Reading a Map in Words

D2.Geo.2.K-2

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Read each map, then answer the questions.

1.Read the map, then answer the questions.

Map of the United States

A map described in words, made for this worksheet. North is at the top. This map shows the United States. Canada is north of the United States. Mexico is south. The Atlantic Ocean is east. The Pacific Ocean is west. Alaska is in the far northwest, next to Canada. Hawaii is a group of islands in the Pacific Ocean. A star marks Washington, D.C., the capital. Key: blue means water. Thin lines show where states meet. Each state has its name written inside it.

  1. 1. You sail west from the United States. Which ocean are you on?
  2. 2. How could you find your own state on this map?
  3. 3. What does the star mark?
2.Read the map, then answer the questions.

Map of Maple Park

A map described in words, made for this worksheet. North is at the top. The pond is in the center of the park. The playground is north of the pond. The picnic tables are east of the pond. The parking lot is south of the pond. The garden is west of the pond. Key: a blue circle means water. A green square means a garden.

  1. 1. What is north of the pond?
  2. 2. What is west of the pond?
  3. 3. What does a blue circle mean?

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Answer key — Reading a Map in Words

Set 18. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. The Pacific Ocean. 2. Look for its name written inside the lines where states meet. 3. Washington, D.C., the capital.
  2. 2.1. The playground. 2. The garden. 3. Water.

Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.Geo.2.K-2 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.