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

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Answer key — Maps and Globes

Set 15. Prints on its own sheet.

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

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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.