Zooming In and Zooming Out is a free printable Grade 3 to Grade 5 social studies worksheet on using maps at different scales, aligned to Common Core standard D2.Geo.3.3-5. 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.

Set 2 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.

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Set 1 has all 25 in a single PDF. All 25 sets ask different questions.

Zooming In and Zooming Out

D2.Geo.3.3-5

NameDate

Circle the best answer.

1.Why do people use several scales for one enquiry?

A.Each scale answers a different question about the same place
B.Because maps wear out
C.To use more paper

2.A world map shows the county as a dot. Is the map wrong?

A.Yes, it is inaccurate
B.Yes, counties must be labelled
C.No. At that scale a county cannot be more than a dot

3.What do you lose when you zoom out to a country map?

A.The coastline
B.The north arrow
C.The detail: single farms, lanes and streams disappear

4.You want to find one farm's fields. Which map scale?

A.A large scale map showing a small area in detail
B.A world map
C.A map of Europe

5.What do you lose when you zoom in to one village?

A.The context: you cannot see where the village sits in the county
B.The buildings
C.The roads

6.You want to see where the county sits in the country. Which scale?

A.A small scale map showing the whole country
B.A plan of one street
C.A map of one farm

7.Which scale would show which platform a train leaves from?

A.A large scale plan of the station itself
B.A county map
C.A world map

8.Which scale shows the whole railway line from end to end?

A.A plan of the station
B.A map of the platform
C.A county map, small enough in scale to fit the whole route

LessonPrint · D2.Geo.3.3-5 · Set 2 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Zooming In and Zooming Out

Set 2. Prints on its own sheet.

1.Each scale answers a different question about the same place
2.No. At that scale a county cannot be more than a dot
3.The detail: single farms, lanes and streams disappear
4.A large scale map showing a small area in detail
5.The context: you cannot see where the village sits in the county
6.A small scale map showing the whole country
7.A large scale plan of the station itself
8.A county map, small enough in scale to fit the whole route

More practice for D2.Geo.3.3-5

Use maps at different scales to describe what is where.

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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.Geo.3.3-5 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.