2nd grade · Social Studies · Unit 6 of 11

Reading Maps

Grids, keys and directions

What your child practices

Map titles, keys, compass directions and letter-number grids to find places in a neighborhood.

California Content Standards learning standard: 2.2.1 · locating places on a letter-number grid and reading map features

A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.

Question 1
The school is north of the park. The park is ___ of the school.
- south
- north
- east
Question 2
The library is east of the school. Walk from the school to the library going…
- west
- east
- south
Question 3
On a map, a blue line is often a…
- road
- railway
- river
Question 4
A small tent picture on a park map might mean a…
- school
- store
- campground
Question 5
Which tool shows the shape of all the land and water on Earth?
- a ruler
- a clock
- a globe
Question 6
A map of Sacramento would show…
- its streets and parks
- only oceans
- the whole world
- the Moon