From One Street to the Whole 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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Set 1 has all 25 in a single PDF. All 25 sets ask different questions.

From One Street to the Whole World

D2.Geo.3.3-5

NameDate

Circle the best answer.

1.A world map shows a whole country as a shape with no cities. Is it wrong?

A.Yes, cities matter
B.Yes, it is incomplete
C.No. At that scale cities cannot be shown

2.You compare rebuilding across countries. Which scale?

A.A single district map
B.A world or continental map showing several countries
C.A street plan

3.What does a national map hide that a city plan shows?

A.The regions
B.Which streets were cleared and which are still standing
C.The coastline

4.Why does one enquiry need several scales?

A.Maps wear out
B.Each scale answers a different part of the same question
C.To use more paper

5.What does a city plan hide that a national map shows?

A.The sites
B.How this city compares with everywhere else
C.The streets

6.Which scale would show whether timber shipments crossed an ocean?

A.A regional map
B.A city plan
C.A world map with the trade routes marked

7.You decide which cleared sites to build on first. Which scale?

A.A large scale plan of the city's cleared land
B.A world map
C.A national map

8.You compare the four regions of one country. Which scale?

A.A street plan
B.A national map showing all regions at once
C.A world map

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Answer key — From One Street to the Whole World

Set 20. Prints on its own sheet.

1.No. At that scale cities cannot be shown
2.A world or continental map showing several countries
3.Which streets were cleared and which are still standing
4.Each scale answers a different part of the same question
5.How this city compares with everywhere else
6.A world map with the trade routes marked
7.A large scale plan of the city's cleared land
8.A national map showing all regions 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.