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What Kind of Place? is a free printable Kindergarten to Grade 2 social studies worksheet on describing a place from a picture, aligned to Common Core standard D2.Geo.2.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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What Kind of Place?

D2.Geo.2.K-2

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Circle the best answer.

1.A map shows a blue line running through the town. What is it?
  • A.A road
  • B.A wall
  • C.A river
2.A photograph shows fields, a barn and a tractor. What kind of place is it?
  • A.A farm
  • B.A city
  • C.A harbour
3.A photograph shows tall buildings and busy roads. What kind of place is it?
  • A.A city
  • B.A beach
  • C.A farm
4.A photograph shows sand, waves and boats. What kind of place is it?
  • A.A forest
  • B.A city
  • C.The seaside
5.A photograph shows people in thick coats and hats. What is the weather?
  • A.Warm and dry
  • B.Cold
  • C.Hot
6.A photograph shows umbrellas up in the street. What is happening?
  • A.It is raining
  • B.It is very sunny
  • C.It is snowing
7.A photograph shows snow on every roof. What is the weather like?
  • A.Rainy and warm
  • B.Hot
  • C.Cold
8.A map shows green all around and one small road. What kind of place?
  • A.The countryside
  • B.The middle of a city
  • C.A shopping centre

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Answer key — What Kind of Place?

Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.A river
  2. 2.A farm
  3. 3.A city
  4. 4.The seaside
  5. 5.Cold
  6. 6.It is raining
  7. 7.Cold
  8. 8.The countryside

Questions about What Kind of Place?

What does the What Kind of Place? worksheet cover?

It practises describing a place from a picture — 8 questions for Kindergarten to Grade 2, all on Common Core D2.Geo.2.K-2: Use maps and photographs to describe a place and what shapes it. The instruction to pupils is “Circle the best answer”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.

Which Common Core standard does What Kind of Place? practise?

D2.Geo.2.K-2 — D2.Geo.2.K-2, in the Geography domain for Kindergarten to Grade 2. The published standard reads: “Use maps, graphs, photographs, and other representations to describe places and the relationships and interactions that shape them.” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.

What age or grade is this worksheet for?

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

Does What Kind of Place? 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 What Kind of Place? 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 What Kind of Place? free to print and photocopy?

Yes. What Kind of Place?, 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.2.K-2?

Yes — “What Kind of Place Is It?” is a 40-minute Kindergarten to Grade 2 plan for D2.Geo.2.K-2, timed section by section, with the misconceptions to expect and an exit ticket. What Kind of Place? is the practice that follows it.

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

Use maps and photographs to describe a place and what shapes it.

Teaching this next? What Kind of Place Is It? 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.2.K-2 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.