Home / Social Studies / Printables / Kindergarten to Grade 2 / Follow the Map Key and Compass 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. What does the title of a map tell you?
A. What each symbol means B. Which way is north C. What the map shows 2. Maya walks east from her house, then turns north. To go home the same way, which way does she walk first?
3. North is at the top. The park is to the right of the school. Which way is the park from the school?
4. The store is north of the bank. The bank is north of the gas station. Which is farthest south?
A. The bank B. The gas station C. The store 5. A route goes from the school, west along Oak Street, to the fire station. Which way is the fire station from the school?
6. On a map key, a blue line means a river. You see a blue line on the map. What is it?
A. A river B. A road C. A railroad 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?
8. A green square in the key means a park. The map has three green squares. How many parks does it show?
LessonPrint · D2.Geo.1.K-2 · Set 2 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Follow the Map Key and Compass Set 2. Prints on its own sheet.
1. What the map shows 2. South 3. East 4. The gas station 5. West 6. A river 7. South 8. Three Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.Geo.1.K-2 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.