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Maps and Globes is a free printable Kindergarten to Grade 2 social studies worksheet on using maps and globes, aligned to Common Core standard D2.Geo.3.K-2. 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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Maps and Globes

D2.Geo.3.K-2

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Circle the best answer.

1.What is a globe?
  • A.A map of your street
  • B.A picture of your school
  • C.A round model of the whole world
2.Why is a globe round?
  • A.So it fits in a box
  • B.So it rolls
  • C.Because the world is round
3.You want to see where the oceans are. What helps most?
  • A.A bus timetable
  • B.A globe
  • C.A map of your classroom
4.You want to find your own street. What helps most?
  • A.A map of your town
  • B.A globe
  • C.A photograph of the sea
5.On a globe, what does the blue show?
  • A.The roads
  • B.The sea
  • C.The mountains
6.On a globe, what does the green show?
  • A.The sky
  • B.The sea
  • C.Land
7.On a map, a small tree picture usually means...
  • A.It is windy
  • B.Somebody drew a tree
  • C.There are trees there
8.What does a key on a map tell you?
  • A.How old the map is
  • B.Who owns the map
  • C.What the pictures on the map mean

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Answer key — Maps and Globes

Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.A round model of the whole world
  2. 2.Because the world is round
  3. 3.A globe
  4. 4.A map of your town
  5. 5.The sea
  6. 6.Land
  7. 7.There are trees there
  8. 8.What the pictures on the map mean

Questions about Maps and Globes

What does the Maps and Globes worksheet cover?

It practises using maps and globes — 8 questions for Kindergarten to Grade 2, all on Common Core D2.Geo.3.K-2: Use maps and globes to spot what a place is like, naturally and culturally. The instruction to pupils is “Circle the best answer”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.

Which Common Core standard does Maps and Globes practise?

D2.Geo.3.K-2 — D2.Geo.3.K-2, in the Geography domain for Kindergarten to Grade 2. The published standard reads: “Use maps, globes, and other simple geographic models to identify cultural and environmental characteristics of places.” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.

What age or grade is this worksheet for?

Maps and Globes is written for Kindergarten to Grade 2, typically ages 7-8. It is one of the sheets on D2.Geo.3.K-2, so it suits any pupil working at that standard — including older pupils revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.

Does Maps and Globes come with an answer key?

Yes. All 8 answers are generated from the same problems as the questions, so the key cannot drift out of step with the sheet. It starts on a fresh sheet of paper, after the questions, so it is not handed out with the class by accident.

How many different versions of Maps and Globes can I print?

25 — one per pupil, and all 25 ask different questions. Set 1 downloads the whole class as a single PDF. Every version is fixed to its own address, so a sheet printed today holds the same problems when you reopen it next week.

Is Maps and Globes free to print and photocopy?

Yes. Maps and Globes, its answer key and its 25 versions are free to print and photocopy for your own class, with no account, no email capture and no subscription at the download step. Please do not resell them or republish them as your own.

Is there a lesson plan to teach D2.Geo.3.K-2?

Yes — “Maps and Globes” is a 40-minute Kindergarten to Grade 2 plan for D2.Geo.3.K-2, timed section by section, with the misconceptions to expect and an exit ticket. Maps and Globes is the practice that follows it.

More practice for D2.Geo.3.K-2

Use maps and globes to spot what a place is like, naturally and culturally.

Teaching this next? Maps and Globes is the 40-minute plan for it, with the misconceptions to expect.

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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.Geo.3.K-2 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.