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Street Map or Globe? is a free printable Kindergarten to Grade 2 social studies worksheet on using maps and globes, aligned to Common Core standard D2.Geo.3.K-2. It prints 8 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two pupils 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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Street Map or Globe?

D2.Geo.3.K-2

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Circle the best answer.

1.Which shows the whole world at once?
  • A.A street map
  • B.A globe
  • C.A bus timetable
2.You want to see how far Spain is from here. What helps?
  • A.A world map or a globe
  • B.A street map
  • C.The library notice
3.You want to find Spain, where the oranges came from. What helps?
  • A.The street map
  • B.A globe or a world map
  • C.The bus timetable
4.You want to walk from the school to the library. What helps?
  • A.A world map
  • B.A street map
  • C.A globe
5.Why can a street map show the bus stop but a globe cannot?
  • A.Globes are round
  • B.A street map covers a small area in detail
  • C.Bus stops are secret
6.What do a street map and a globe have in common?
  • A.Both are round
  • B.Both show prices
  • C.Both show where things are
7.On a globe, what is most of the blue?
  • A.Roads
  • B.Countries
  • C.Ocean
8.A map key shows a small book symbol. What is that likely to be?
  • A.A bus stop
  • B.A postbox
  • C.The library

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Answer key — Street Map or Globe?

Set 24. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.A globe
  2. 2.A world map or a globe
  3. 3.A globe or a world map
  4. 4.A street map
  5. 5.A street map covers a small area in detail
  6. 6.Both show where things are
  7. 7.Ocean
  8. 8.The library

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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.Geo.3.K-2 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.