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Grade 5 · EVS
Maps and Directions
3 activities · Sort it! · Fill in!
Cardinal and intercardinal directions, compass rose, map legend, scale, political vs physical maps
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1
Sort each map symbol or feature — does it appear in the MAP LEGEND (key) or is it a GRID TOOL (helps locate places)?
1A brown dotted line = state boundary
2A red line = national highway
3Latitude lines running east-west
4A blue line = river
5A compass rose showing N, S, E, W
6Longitude lines running north-south
7A scale bar showing 1 cm = 50 km
8A green patch = forest
Map legend / key symbol
write sentence numbers here
Grid or locating tool
write sentence numbers here
2
Sort each direction — is it a CARDINAL direction (the main 4) or an INTERCARDINAL direction (between two cardinals)?
South-East
South-West
South
North
North-West
North-East
East
West
Cardinal direction (main 4)
Intercardinal direction (between)
3
Fill in the blanks about maps and their features!
The of a map shows the relationship between the distance on the map and the real distance on the ground.
A book of maps showing different countries, states or regions is called an .
Maps always show at the top by convention.
The four main directions — North, South, East and West — are called directions.
The of a map tells us what the symbols used on the map mean.
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