2nd grade · Social Studies · Unit 8 of 8
Reading Maps
Keys, compass roses, grids and scales.
What your child practices
Practices map elements: title, key, compass rose with cardinal and in-between directions, grid squares and a simple scale, and telling physical features from human-made ones.
Washington State Learning Standards learning standard: G1.2.1; G1.2.2; G1.2.3; G1.2.5; G2.2.4 · reading maps with keys, directions, grids and scale, and natural versus human-made features
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
A green area on a town map is often a…
- factory
- park
- parking lot
park
Hint: Green often shows parks or forests.
Question 2
Which one is a human-made feature?
- a hill
- a lake
- a bridge
a bridge
Hint: People build bridges and roads.
Question 3
A map scale helps you find…
- how far apart places are
- what time it is
- how hot it is
how far apart places are
Hint: The scale compares map distance to real distance.
Question 4
On most maps, east is on the…
- bottom
- left
- right
right
Hint: Never Eat Soggy Waffles: N, E, S, W clockwise.
Question 5
A map is a drawing of a place seen from…
- above
- inside a box
- under the ground
above
Hint: Maps are a bird's-eye view.
Question 6
The library is east of the school. Walk from the school to the library going…
- west
- east
- south
east
Hint: Follow the direction on the map.