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

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Answer key — Mapping the Whole Town

Set 24. Prints on its own sheet.

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

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.