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Follow the Map Key and Compass is a free printable Kindergarten to Grade 2 social studies worksheet on using a key and directions to follow a route, aligned to C3 Framework indicator D2.Geo.1.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 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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Follow the Map Key and Compass

D2.Geo.1.K-2

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Read each map description, then circle the best answer.

1.A small flag on the map stands for a school. Where do you look to find out what the flag means?
  • A.The map key
  • B.The title
  • C.The compass rose
2.The store is north of the bank. The bank is north of the gas station. Which is farthest south?
  • A.The gas station
  • B.The bank
  • C.The store
3.North is at the top. The park is to the right of the school. Which way is the park from the school?
  • A.East
  • B.South
  • C.West
4.Ben's map shows the pond west of the barn. He walks from the pond to the barn. Which way does he go?
  • A.West
  • B.North
  • C.East
5.The compass rose shows north at the top. Which direction is the bottom of the map?
  • A.North
  • B.East
  • C.South
6.What does the title of a map tell you?
  • A.Which way is north
  • B.What each symbol means
  • C.What the map shows
7.A tent in the key means a campsite. The campsite is south of the lake. You are at the lake. Which way do you go?
  • A.South
  • B.North
  • C.East
8.A route goes from the school, west along Oak Street, to the fire station. Which way is the fire station from the school?
  • A.North
  • B.East
  • C.West

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Answer key — Follow the Map Key and Compass

Set 15. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.The map key
  2. 2.The gas station
  3. 3.East
  4. 4.East
  5. 5.South
  6. 6.What the map shows
  7. 7.South
  8. 8.West

Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.Geo.1.K-2 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.