Grade 1 · Social Studies · Unit 4 of 5
Maps
Symbols, directions, near and far
What your child practises
Reading a simple map with north at the top, using north, south, east and west, map symbols and legends, and near and far.
Nova Scotia Curriculum learning outcome: Investigate the locations of Mi’kmaq communities in Nova Scotia · maps and globes, land and water, and finding places
Sample questions
A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.
Question 1
On most maps, north is at the…
🗺️- ⬆️top
- ⬅️left side
- ⬇️bottom
⬆️ top
Hint: Most maps put north at the top, so south is at the bottom.
Question 2
What does a map show?
🗺️- ⏰what time it is
- 📍where places are
- 🥪what we ate for lunch
📍 where places are
Hint: A map is a drawing that shows where things are.
Question 3
What is the opposite of north?
🧭- ⬅️west
- ⬇️south
- ➡️east
⬇️ south
Hint: North and south are opposites. East and west are opposites too.
Question 4
Look at the map. What is east of the house?
⬆️ North is up
🟩 🏫 🟩
🏪 🏠 🏥
🟩 📚 🟩
- 🏥hospital
- 🏪store
- 📚library
🏥 hospital
Hint: On this map, east is on the right. Look just right of the house.
Question 5
Look at the map. Which way is the library from the house?
⬆️ North is up
🟩 🚒 🟩
🏪 🏠 🌳
🟩 📚 🟩
- ➡️east
- ⬇️south
- ⬅️west
⬇️ south
Hint: The library is just below the house. On this map, that is south.
Question 6
Which one is farthest from the child?
🧒🪁➖🍎➖➖🐕- 🪁kite
- 🍎apple
- 🐕dog
🐕 dog
Hint: Far means a long way away. Look for the one at the other end of the path.