Kindergarten Geography Worksheet: Maps Challenge Practice

Maps Challenge Practice

Kindergarten Geography Maps Challenge Practice Advanced 15 Questions 8 Views

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Kindergarten Geography Worksheet: Maps Challenge Practice

Maps Challenge Practice

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Grade: Kindergarten

Subject: Geography

Topic: Maps

Time: 20 Minutes

Difficulty: Advanced

Questions: 15

Instructions:
Read each question with a teacher or helper. Use map words like north, south, east, west, symbols, and map key. Do your best on each challenge question.

Skills Practiced:

Maps
Geography
Critical Thinking
Problem Solving

1Question

What is a map?

2Question

Which tool helps us find places on paper: a map or a spoon?

3Question

A map can show a park, a school, or a house. Name one place a map can show.

4Question

What do we call small pictures on a map that stand for real things?

5Question

What do we call the part of the map that tells what the symbols mean?

6Question

Which way is up on many maps: north or south?

7Question

Which way is down on many maps: north or south?

8Question

On a map, the sun rises in the east. Which direction is east?

9Question

On a map, which direction is west?

10Question

If a treasure is to the right on a map, what direction is it usually?

11Question

If a lake is below a school on a map, what direction is the lake from the school?

12Question

Look at a map key that shows a blue circle means a pond. What does a blue circle mean?

13Question

A map has a picture of a tree in the key. If you see that tree symbol, what might it show on the map?

14Question

A map shows the library above the playground and the playground below the library. Which place is north?

15Question

Challenge: A map key says a star means 'school.' If the star is to the west of the park and north of the house, where is the school compared to the park and the house?

Answer Key

#	Answer
1	A map is a picture that shows places.
2	A map
3	park, school, or house
4	symbols
5	map key
6	north
7	south
8	east
9	the direction opposite east
10	east
11	south
12	pond
13	a tree or a place with trees
14	the library
15	west of the park and north of the house