Social Studies Grade 2-3

Map Skills: Cardinal Directions

Using north, south, east, and west on a map

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Using north, south, east, and west on a map

Social Studies - Grade 2-3

Instructions: Read each problem carefully. Use the cardinal directions north, south, east, and west. Show your work in the space provided.
  1. 1

    Write the four cardinal directions.

  2. 2

    On most maps, which direction is usually at the top?

  3. 3

    If north is at the top of a map, which direction is at the bottom?

  4. 4

    If north is at the top of a map, which direction is to the right?

  5. 5

    If north is at the top of a map, which direction is to the left?

  6. 6
    A library is shown above a school on a simple neighborhood map.

    Look at the map. The school is south of the library. Complete the sentence: The library is _____ of the school.

  7. 7
    A park is shown to the left of a post office on a map.

    Look at the map. The park is west of the post office. Complete the sentence: The post office is _____ of the park.

  8. 8
    A path leads from a house on the left to a store on the right.

    A store is east of your house. Which way would you travel from your house to get to the store?

  9. 9
    A path goes upward from a playground to a bus stop.

    You walk north from the playground to the bus stop. Which direction would you walk to return to the playground?

  10. 10
    A grid map shows a path from a house two spaces right and one space up to a pond.

    Look at the grid map. Start at the house. Move 2 spaces east and 1 space north. Where do you land?

  11. 11
    A grid map shows a path from a school one space left and two spaces down to a playground.

    Look at the grid map. Start at the school. Move 1 space west and 2 spaces south. Where do you land?

  12. 12
    A child turns around from facing upward to facing downward.

    Mia is facing north. She turns around to face the opposite direction. Which direction is she facing now?

  13. 13
    A child turns around from facing right to facing left.

    Leo is facing east. He turns around to face the opposite direction. Which direction is he facing now?

  14. 14
    A fire station is above a bank and to the left of a library on a neighborhood map.

    Look at the neighborhood map. The fire station is north of the bank and west of the library. Describe where the fire station is using both directions.

  15. 15
    A grid map shows a route from a zoo three blocks east and two blocks north to a museum.

    Write directions from the zoo to the museum. The museum is 3 blocks east of the zoo and 2 blocks north.

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