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Town Map, Region Map, 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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Town Map, Region Map, Globe

D2.Geo.3.K-2

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Circle the best answer.

1.You want to find Spain, where the oranges came from. Which?
  • A.The town map
  • B.A globe or world map
  • C.The market list
2.A scale bar says one finger equals one mile. What is it for?
  • A.Working out real distances from the map
  • B.Measuring the paper
  • C.Colouring in
3.You want to see where the fish come from. Which map?
  • A.A regional map showing the coast
  • B.The census page
  • C.The town map
4.You want to find Mill Row. Which map?
  • A.A world map
  • B.A globe
  • C.The town map
5.What do all three have in common?
  • A.They are all round
  • B.They all show prices
  • C.They all show where things are
6.You want to plan a walk to the reservoir. Which map?
  • A.The world map
  • B.The town or local map with a scale
  • C.The globe
7.Why can a globe not show Mill Row?
  • A.Mill Row is secret
  • B.It covers the whole world, so small streets vanish
  • C.Globes are round
8.Which shows most detail for the smallest area?
  • A.The globe
  • B.The world map
  • C.The town map

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Answer key — Town Map, Region Map, Globe

Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.A globe or world map
  2. 2.Working out real distances from the map
  3. 3.A regional map showing the coast
  4. 4.The town map
  5. 5.They all show where things are
  6. 6.The town or local map with a scale
  7. 7.It covers the whole world, so small streets vanish
  8. 8.The town map

Questions about Town Map, Region Map, Globe

What does the Town Map, Region Map, Globe worksheet cover?

It practises using maps and globes — 8 questions for Kindergarten to Grade 2, all on Common Core D2.Geo.3.K-2: Use maps and globes to spot what a place is like, naturally and culturally. The instruction to pupils is “Circle the best answer”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.

Which Common Core standard does Town Map, Region Map, Globe practise?

D2.Geo.3.K-2 — D2.Geo.3.K-2, in the Geography domain for Kindergarten to Grade 2. The published standard reads: “Use maps, globes, and other simple geographic models to identify cultural and environmental characteristics of places.” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.

What age or grade is this worksheet for?

Town Map, Region Map, Globe is written for Kindergarten to Grade 2, typically ages 7-8. It is one of the sheets on D2.Geo.3.K-2, so it suits any pupil working at that standard — including older pupils revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.

Does Town Map, Region Map, Globe come with an answer key?

Yes. All 8 answers are generated from the same problems as the questions, so the key cannot drift out of step with the sheet. It starts on a fresh sheet of paper, after the questions, so it is not handed out with the class by accident.

How many different versions of Town Map, Region Map, Globe can I print?

25 — one per pupil, and all 25 ask different questions. Set 1 downloads the whole class as a single PDF. Every version is fixed to its own address, so a sheet printed today holds the same problems when you reopen it next week.

Is Town Map, Region Map, Globe free to print and photocopy?

Yes. Town Map, Region Map, Globe, its answer key and its 25 versions are free to print and photocopy for your own class, with no account, no email capture and no subscription at the download step. Please do not resell them or republish them as your own.

Is there a lesson plan to teach D2.Geo.3.K-2?

Yes — “Town Map, Region Map, Globe” is a 40-minute Kindergarten to Grade 2 plan for D2.Geo.3.K-2, timed section by section, with the misconceptions to expect and an exit ticket. Town Map, Region Map, Globe is the practice that follows it.

More practice for D2.Geo.3.K-2

Use maps and globes to spot what a place is like, naturally and culturally.

Teaching this next? Town Map, Region Map, Globe 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.3.K-2 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.