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Street, Region or World? 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.

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Street, Region or World?

D2.Geo.3.3-5

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Circle the best answer.

1.Why does an enquiry usually need more than one scale?
  • A.Each scale answers a different part of the question
  • B.To fill more paper
  • C.Maps wear out
2.What does a street plan hide that a regional map shows?
  • A.The roads
  • B.The houses
  • C.How this district compares with the other three
3.What does a regional map hide that a street plan shows?
  • A.The coastline
  • B.Individual houses, yards and the pipes under them
  • C.The districts
4.A world map shows the whole region as one dot. Is it wrong?
  • A.Yes, it is inaccurate
  • B.No. At that scale a region cannot be more than a dot
  • C.Yes, regions must be named
5.You want to compare the four districts' populations. Which scale?
  • A.A world map
  • B.A street plan
  • C.A regional map showing all four districts at once
6.Which scale would show the harbour's channel and its depths?
  • A.A regional map
  • B.A world map
  • C.A large scale chart of the harbour itself
7.You want to see where the region's grain comes from. Which scale?
  • A.A district map
  • B.A street plan
  • C.A world map showing the trading routes
8.You want to find which streets lack piped water. Which scale?
  • A.A regional map
  • B.A large scale street plan of one district
  • C.A map of Europe

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Answer key — Street, Region or World?

Set 12. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.Each scale answers a different part of the question
  2. 2.How this district compares with the other three
  3. 3.Individual houses, yards and the pipes under them
  4. 4.No. At that scale a region cannot be more than a dot
  5. 5.A regional map showing all four districts at once
  6. 6.A large scale chart of the harbour itself
  7. 7.A world map showing the trading routes
  8. 8.A large scale street plan of one district

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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.