Grade 1 Social Studies · Maps and Globes
Build geography skills with five 10-question practice tests covering map parts, symbols, directions, landmarks, routes, land, water, and globes.
These Grade 1 Social Studies practice tests introduce students to maps and globes as tools for understanding location. Students practice reading titles, legends, symbols, compass roses, directions, routes, landmarks, land, and water.
Complete one 10-question test at a time. Ask the student to point to a map title, key, symbol, or direction while explaining each answer. Practice with a simple map of the home, classroom, school, or neighborhood.
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1. Test
A 10-question Grade 1 social studies practice test on maps, globes, symbols, directions, landmarks, land, water, and routes.
Read each geography question carefully. Choose one answer, then open the solution to review the map or globe skill.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: A
The correct answer is To show where places are.
A map is a drawing or model that helps people understand where places are.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: B
The correct answer is What place or topic the map shows.
The title names the place or topic represented by the map.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: C
The correct answer is The meaning of map symbols.
A legend, or key, explains what symbols and colors mean.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: D
The correct answer is A globe.
A globe is a round model that represents Earth.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: A
The correct answer is A park.
A park is land, while lakes, oceans, and ponds contain water.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: B
The correct answer is Water.
Mapmakers often use blue to represent water, such as lakes, rivers, and oceans.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: C
The correct answer is Directions.
A compass rose helps map readers find directions such as north, south, east, and west.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: D
The correct answer is To find places such as the library.
A school map helps students locate rooms and important places.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: A
The correct answer is A map or a globe.
Maps and globes both show locations, although they show Earth in different ways.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: B
The correct answer is A real place or feature.
Map symbols stand for real places or features so maps are easier to read.
A map is a drawing that shows where places and features are located.
A globe is a round model of Earth that shows land and water on a shape like our planet.
The page includes five mini tests with 10 questions each, for 50 Grade 1 maps and globes questions in total.
