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

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Answer key — Street Map or Globe?

Set 5. Prints on its own sheet.

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