Reading a Map Scale and Grid Worksheet (Grade 5)
Free printable map skills worksheet for Grade 5. Students practise reading a map scale, grid references and the legend.
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Geography · Grade 5
Reading a Map: Scale and Grid
Circle the correct answer about map scale, grids and legends.
- 1.On a map, what does the scale tell you?
- a) How real distance compares to map distance
- b) The names of places
- c) The height of land
- d) Which way is north
- 2.If 1 cm on a map equals 5 km, how far apart are two towns 4 cm apart?
- a) 20 km
- b) 45 km
- c) 9 km
- d) 4 km
- 3.The drawing that shows directions on a map is the?
- a) Scale
- b) Compass rose
- c) Grid
- d) Legend
- 4.Grid squares are usually labelled with letters along one edge and what along the other?
- a) More letters
- b) Symbols
- c) Colours
- d) Numbers
- 5.If 1 cm on a map equals 10 km, how far is 3 cm?
- a) 13 km
- b) 30 km
- c) 3 km
- d) 100 km
- 6.The set of letters and numbers used to find a place on a map is the?
- a) Legend
- b) Scale
- c) Compass rose
- d) Grid reference
- 7.The part of a map that explains the symbols is the?
- a) Legend (or key)
- b) Title
- c) Grid
- d) Scale
- 8.A bird's-eye view of a place drawn to scale is a?
- a) Graph
- b) Map
- c) Photo
- d) Globe
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