Super Teacher Worksheets

Map Skills

Use these Social Studies worksheets to teach map skills, including using a compass rose, using a scale of miles, reading a map key, finding places on a street map.

Map Skills - Worksheets

Basic Map Skills

Use the map of "Lakeside Campground" to answer the questions about the cardinal directions North, South, East, and West.
Lakeside Campground Map
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As you travel around this neighborhood, tell which direction you're moving. Includes cardinal directions: North, West, South, and East.
Neighborhood Map
Learn the cardinal directions of North, South, West, and East with this fun direction-following activity.
Royal Castle Floor Plan
Follow the directions to complete this basic map of Davis Street.
Davis Street
Tell which direction you'd travel as you move between cities.  Includes intermediate directions: northeast, northwest, southeast, southwest.
Intermediate Directions (NE, NW, SE, SW)
Cut and glue the points on the compass rose.
Compass Points - Cut & Glue
Students write exactly where they live, including continent, country, state, town, and street.
Where I Live
This map of the USA shows major industries of mining, farming, lumber, oil, and fishing.  Use the map to answer the questions.
Industry Map of the USA
Use the scale and the cut-out ruler to find the distance between objects on this map.
Using a Map Scale (Basic)
Use the scale of miles on this USA map to calculate the distance between cities.
Using a Map Scale (Intermediate)

Latitude and Longitude

Tell which city and state is located at the given coordinates. Intermediate level.
USA Latitude and Longitude
Match the city name with the coordinates.  Write the city name on the map.  Intermediate level.
USA Latitude and Longitude 2
Match the city name with the coordinates.  Write the city name on the map.  Easy level does not include coordinates that fall between lines.
USA Latitude and Longitude 3 (Easiest)
Match the Australian and New Zealand cities with the correct coordinates.
Australia - Latitude & Longitude 1
Find  the longitude and latitude  coordinates of the cities and label them on the map.
Australia - Latitude & Longitude 2
Use latitude and longitude coordinates on this map of Canada to find cities.
4th through 6th Grades
Canada Latitude and Longitude
A fifteen question review on latitude, longitude, and hemispheres. Includes fill-in-the-blank, multiple choice, and short answer questions.
Hemispheres, Latitude and Longitude

Puzzles

Looking for a fun way to review essential map skills vocabulary? Key terms like degrees, scale, prime meridian, (compass) rose, and continent intersect in this puzzle.
3rd through 6th Grades
Map Reading Crossword

See Also...

Maps - Geography

Blank maps of each continent, numbered maps for the United States, and more.

50 States and Capitals Worksheets

Print out dozens of worksheets on the 50 states and capitals.

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Map Skills Worksheets

Map Skills Worksheets - Where I live

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