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Map Grids and Scales is a free printable Grade 3 to Grade 5 social studies worksheet on using a grid and a scale together on a map, aligned to C3 Framework indicator D2.Geo.1.3-5. It prints 2 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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Map Grids and Scales

D2.Geo.1.3-5

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Read each map description, then answer the questions. Show your work for distances.

1.Read the map description, then answer the questions.

Map of Hillside County

A map described in words, written for this worksheet. Grid: columns are lettered A to F from west to east. Rows are numbered 1 to 5 from north to south. Compass rose: north is at the top of the map. Scale: 1 inch on the map stands for 10 miles. Courthouse: square B2. Airport: square B5. Dam: square F2. State forest: square E5. On the map, the courthouse is 3 inches from the airport, and the courthouse is 4 inches from the dam.

  1. 1. In which direction is the state forest from the courthouse?
  2. 2. In which grid square is the dam?
  3. 3. In which grid square is the state forest?
2.Read the map description, then answer the questions.

Map of the Lake Shore Trail

A map described in words, written for this worksheet. Grid: columns are lettered A to E from west to east. Rows are numbered 1 to 4 from north to south. Compass rose: north is at the top of the map. Scale: 1 inch on the map stands for half a mile. Boat dock: square A2. Lighthouse: square E2. Picnic area: square A4. Bird blind: square C1. On the map, the boat dock is 4 inches from the lighthouse, and the picnic area is 2 inches from the boat dock.

  1. 1. A walker goes from the picnic area to the boat dock, then on to the lighthouse. How many miles is that?
  2. 2. In which direction is the lighthouse from the boat dock?
  3. 3. How many miles is it from the boat dock to the lighthouse?

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Answer key — Map Grids and Scales

Set 16. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. Southeast, because column E is east of column B and row 5 is south of row 2. 2. Square F2. 3. Square E5.
  2. 2.1. 2 ÷ 2 = 1 mile; 4 ÷ 2 = 2 miles; 1 + 2 = 3 miles. 2. East, because both are in row 2 and column E is east of column A. 3. 4 ÷ 2 = 2 miles.

Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.Geo.1.3-5 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.