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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 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. In which grid square is the bird blind?
  2. 2. In which direction is the lighthouse from the boat dock?
  3. 3. A walker goes from the picnic area to the boat dock, then on to the lighthouse. How many miles is that?
2.Read the map description, then answer the questions.

Map of Pine Lake State Park

A map described in words, written for this worksheet. Grid: columns are lettered A to D 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 2 miles. Visitor center: square A1. Pine Lake: square D1. Campground: square D3. Fire tower: square B4. On the map, the visitor center is 3 inches from Pine Lake, and Pine Lake is 2 inches from the campground.

  1. 1. A hiker walks from the visitor center to Pine Lake, then on to the campground. How many miles is that in all?
  2. 2. Which place is farthest south? How can you tell?
  3. 3. How many miles is it from Pine Lake to the campground?

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Answer key — Map Grids and Scales

Set 24. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. Square C1. 2. East, because both are in row 2 and column E is east of column A. 3. 2 ÷ 2 = 1 mile; 4 ÷ 2 = 2 miles; 1 + 2 = 3 miles.
  2. 2.1. 3 × 2 = 6 miles; 2 × 2 = 4 miles; 6 + 4 = 10 miles. 2. The fire tower, because it is in row 4, the farthest south. 3. 2 × 2 = 4 miles.

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