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Map Skills & Cardinal Directions

Read map keys, use a compass rose, and interpret simple maps using cardinal directions.

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Map Skills & Cardinal Directions

Read map keys, use a compass rose, and interpret simple maps using cardinal directions.

Social Studies - Grade 2-3

Instructions: Use the directions N, S, E, W in your answers.
  1. 1

    Name the four cardinal directions.

  2. 2

    Which direction is usually at the top of a map?

  3. 3

    What is a map key (legend) used for?

  4. 4

    If you are facing North and turn right, which direction are you now facing?

  5. 5

    The school is north of the park. In which direction would you walk to get from the school to the park?

  6. 6

    What is the intermediate direction between North and East called?

  7. 7

    Why do maps have a scale?

  8. 8

    You start at point A, walk 3 blocks east, then 2 blocks south. What directions would you travel to return to point A?

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