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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 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. In which grid square is Pine Lake?
  2. 2. In which direction is the campground from the visitor center?
  3. 3. In which grid square is the fire tower?
2.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 grid square is the dam?
  2. 2. In which grid square is the state forest?
  3. 3. In which direction is the airport from the courthouse?

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Answer key — Map Grids and Scales

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  1. 1.1. Square D1. 2. Southeast, because column D is east of column A and row 3 is south of row 1. 3. Square B4.
  2. 2.1. Square F2. 2. Square E5. 3. South, because both are in column B and row 5 is south of row 2.

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