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Mapping the Whole Town is a free printable Kindergarten to Grade 2 social studies worksheet on what belongs on a map, aligned to Common Core standard 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 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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Mapping the Whole Town

D2.Geo.1.K-2

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Circle the best answer.

1.Why do town maps get redrawn every few years?
  • A.Because paper fades
  • B.Because streets and buildings change
  • C.Because scales change
2.Why would a map show Mill Row near the river?
  • A.Because that is where it is, and the flood reached it
  • B.To make the map pretty
  • C.Because rows must be near water
3.Your map shows the bridge north of the mill. What must be true?
  • A.The bridge really is north of the mill
  • B.The bridge is newer
  • C.The mill is bigger
4.What does a key with a small book symbol probably mean?
  • A.The reservoir
  • B.The bridge
  • C.The library
5.Where would you expect the market on a town map?
  • A.Outside the town
  • B.At the Market Square, where roads meet
  • C.On the river
6.Why does a town map need a scale?
  • A.To fill the corner
  • B.To look official
  • C.So you can tell how far apart places really are
7.You are drawing a map of the town. What must be on it first?
  • A.The council minutes
  • B.The market prices
  • C.The river and the main roads
8.On a town map, what does a blue line show?
  • A.A road
  • B.The river
  • C.A wall

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Answer key — Mapping the Whole Town

Set 12. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.Because streets and buildings change
  2. 2.Because that is where it is, and the flood reached it
  3. 3.The bridge really is north of the mill
  4. 4.The library
  5. 5.At the Market Square, where roads meet
  6. 6.So you can tell how far apart places really are
  7. 7.The river and the main roads
  8. 8.The river

More practice for D2.Geo.1.K-2

Draw a map or chart of a place you know.

Teaching this next? Mapping the Whole Town is the 40-minute plan for it, with the misconceptions to expect.

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