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

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Answer key — Street, Region or World?

Set 20. Prints on its own sheet.

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

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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.