Kindergarten Map Quiz: Test Your Basic Mapping Skills

🌍 Quick Study Guide

• 🧭 A map is a drawing that shows places.
• 📍 A map key tells you what the symbols on the map mean.
• ⬆️ North, South, East, and West are the four main directions on a map.
• 🏘️ Maps can show different things like houses, schools, and parks.
• 🗺️ Symbols are small pictures that stand for real things on a map.

🗺️ Practice Quiz

1. What does a map show?
1. Pictures of animals
2. Places
3. Stories
2. What does a map key explain?
1. The colors of the map
2. The symbols on the map
3. The names of the places
3. Which direction is usually at the top of a map?
1. South
2. East
3. North
4. What are the small pictures on a map called?
1. Symbols
2. Letters
3. Numbers
5. What might a map show in your neighborhood?
1. Mountains
2. Schools
3. Oceans
6. If you see a tree symbol on a map, what does it likely represent?
1. A house
2. A forest or park
3. A river
7. What helps you understand what different things on the map mean?
1. The title
2. The compass rose
3. The map key