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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 Three Towns

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 5 from north to south. Compass rose: north is at the top of the map. Scale: 1 inch on the map stands for 5 miles. Oak Grove: square A1. Fairview: square A4. Millbrook: square E4. River crossing: square C2. On the map, Oak Grove is 3 inches from Fairview, and Fairview is 4 inches from Millbrook.

  1. 1. Which town is farthest east? How can you tell?
  2. 2. A truck drives from Oak Grove to Fairview, then on to Millbrook. How many miles is that?
  3. 3. In which direction is Oak Grove from Millbrook?
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. In which grid square is the lighthouse?
  2. 2. In which direction is the lighthouse from the boat dock?
  3. 3. In which direction is the bird blind from the picnic area?

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Answer key — Map Grids and Scales

Set 9. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. Millbrook, because it is in column E, the farthest east. 2. 3 × 5 = 15 miles; 4 × 5 = 20 miles; 15 + 20 = 35 miles. 3. Northwest, because column A is west of column E and row 1 is north of row 4.
  2. 2.1. Square E2. 2. East, because both are in row 2 and column E is east of column A. 3. Northeast, because column C is east of column A and row 1 is north of row 4.

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