Grade 2 Social Studies · Geography and Map Skills
Build Grade 2 social studies skills with five 10-question practice tests on maps, globes, directions, symbols, legends, continents, oceans, routes, and geographic features.
These Grade 2 Social Studies practice tests help students read maps and globes and describe places on Earth. Students explore compass directions, map keys, symbols, routes, continents, oceans, neighborhoods, landmarks, and natural and human-made features.
Complete one 10-question test at a time. Start by reading the map title, then use the legend, compass rose, symbols, and scale. After each test, describe a route between two places using cardinal directions.
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2. Test
A 10-question Grade 2 Social Studies practice test on maps, globes, directions, symbols, legends, continents, oceans, routes, and geographic features.
Read each Geography and Map Skills question carefully. Use the map tool, direction, location, symbol, or geographic feature clue to choose one answer.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: A
The correct answer is A very large area of land.
A continent is one of Earth's very large connected land areas.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: B
The correct answer is A very large body of salt water.
An ocean is a huge body of salt water that covers much of Earth.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: C
The correct answer is North America.
The United States is a country in North America.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: D
The correct answer is The Pacific Ocean.
The Pacific Ocean is the largest of Earth's oceans.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: A
The correct answer is Countries, states, borders, and cities.
Political maps show human-made boundaries and places such as countries, states, and cities.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: B
The correct answer is How to travel from one place to another.
A route shows a path or directions between a starting place and a destination.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: C
The correct answer is A large community with many people, buildings, and services.
Cities are urban communities with many people, buildings, roads, and services.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: D
The correct answer is A political area within a country.
A state is a political area that is part of a country, such as the United States.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: A
The correct answer is Homes, streets, schools, parks, and nearby places.
A neighborhood map shows local places and routes that people use nearby.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: B
The correct answer is They help people find places and understand where things are.
Maps show locations, directions, routes, and geographic features.
A map is a flat drawing of a place or area, while a globe is a round model of Earth.
A map legend explains the symbols and colors used to represent places and geographic features.
The page includes five mini tests with 10 questions each, for 50 Grade 2 Geography and Map Skills questions in total.
