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City Map Reading Activity Printout #1 Follow directions and answer questions about a city map. Answers	City Map Reading Activity Printout #2 Follow directions and answer questions about a city map. Answers	Map Reading Activity Printout #1 Color the map, read compass directions, estimate distance, and read latitude and longitude. Answers	Compass Rose A compass rose is a design on a map that shows directions. Fill in the directions on this compass rose printout.
My Own Compass Rose Maps In these printable map activities, the student has to think about where things are located with respect to a familiar place. For each direction in the compass rose (N, NE, E, SE, S, SW, W, NW), the student writes a place that is located in that direction from home, school, town, state, or country.	Australia: Follow the Instructions Color Australia according to simple directions, such as, "Color Victoria dark green." Or go to the answers.	Continents: Follow the Instructions Color the continents according to simple directions, such as, "Color the continent of Africa green." Or go to the answers.	Country Report Graphic Organizer Printout #1 This printout helps the student do a short report on a country, prompting the student to draw a map of the country, locate it on a world map, draw the country's flag, and write the country's continent, capital city, area, population, name of currency, and language(s).
Country Report Graphic Organizer Printout #2 This printout helps the student do a short report on a country, prompting the student to draw a map of the country, locate it on a world map, draw the country's flag, and write the country's continent, capital city, area, population, name of currency, language(s), climate, type of government, and major industries.	Match the Country Name Anagrams Draw a line from each country name to its anagram. Words: Iran/rain, Laos/also, Mali/mail, Oman/moan, Niger/reign, Yemen/enemy, China/chain, Angola/analog, Israel/serial, Peru/pure. Or go to the answers.	Country Name Anagram Puzzle Worksheet On this printable worksheet, the student writes a country name for each anagram. Or go to the answers	Nepal panel penal plane Country Anagrams A web page with the names of many countries that are anagrams. Some examples include: China/chain, Mail/mail, Niger/reign, Peru/pure, Spain/pains, Tonga/tango.
Match the Geography Anagrams Draw a line from each geography-related word to its anagram. Words: north/thorn, south/shout, east/sate, west/stew, eastern/nearest, latitude/altitude, ocean/canoe, pole/lope, strait/artist, lakes/slake. Or go to the answers.	Geography Anagram Puzzle Worksheet On this printable worksheet, the student writes a geography anagram for each word. Or go to the answers	eastern earnest nearest plane Geography Anagrams A web page with geography terms that are anagrams. Some examples include: latitude/altitude, nation/anoint, region/ignore.	Draw and Compare Countries Draw two countries, and then answer simple questions comparing them, for example, "Which country extends farther north?"
Draw and Compare US States Draw two US states, and then answer simple questions comparing them, for example, "Which state is farther west in the USA?"	Find a Geography Word for Each Letter See if you can think of and write down a place name that starts with each letter of the alphabet. Or go to a sample answer page.	Find a Country for Each Letter See if you can think of and write down a country name for each letter of the alphabet. Or go to a sample answer page.	Find a City for Each Letter See if you can think of and write down a city name for each letter of the alphabet. Or go to a sample answer page.
Design A New Country A Worksheet to Print A short, printable worksheet with prompts for short answers to questions about a new country you design. Go to a pdf version of the worksheet.	Johnny Appleseed Geography Quiz - Labeled Map Take a US geography quiz based on Johnny Appleseed's life using a map labeled with each state's abbreviation. Or go to the answers.	Johnny Appleseed Geography Quiz - Unlabeled Map Take a US geography quiz based on Johnny Appleseed's life using an unlabeled map. Or go to the answers.	Landforms Label the archipelago, bay, gulf, island, isthmus, peninsula, river, lake, and strait. Answers
Latitude and Longitude Label the latitudes and longitudes on the world map. Answers	Latitude and Longitude of the World: Outline Map Printout An outline map of world latitudes and longitudes to print.	Latitude and Longitude of the World (Cylindrical Projection): Outline Map Printout: An outline map of world latitudes and longitudes to print (a cylindrical projection - it has straight lines of latitudes and longitude, but the areas near the poles are exaggerated in size).	World Latitude and Longitude Activity (A Printout) Plot longitudes and latitudes on the world map. Or go to the answers.
USA Latitude and Longitude Activity Printout #1 Answer questions about latitude and longitude. Answers	USA Latitude and Longitude Activity Printout #2 Answer questions about latitude and longitude. Answers	Map Quiz Worksheets On each printable worksheet, the student reads a map to answer geography questions.	News Article 5 W's Analysis Worksheet - US Summarize a US new article using this graphic organizer, noting the 5 w's, who, when, where, what, and why. Map the location of the news event and your location.
News Article 5 W's Analysis Worksheet - World Summarize a world new article using this graphic organizer, noting the 5 w's, who, when, where, what, and why. Map the location of the news event and your location.	North America: Follow the Instructions Draw and color North America according to simple directions, such as, "Color the USA green." Or go to the answers.	Pirate Map: Follow the Instructions Color a pirate map according to simple directions, such as, "The pirate then walked 25 miles south. Mark this path in orange." Or go to the answers.	South America: Follow the Instructions Color South America according to simple directions, such as, "Color Peru red." Or go to the answers.
World Latitude and Longitude Activity (A Printout) Plot longitudes and latitudes on the world map. Or go to the answers.	Topographic Map Reading Activity Printout #1 Color the elevations of the topographic map, then answer questions about the map. Answers	Topographic Map Reading Activity Printout #2 Color the elevations of the topographic map, interpret the map and answer questions. Answers	Tracking a Hurricane Practice tracking a hurricane using this printout. Or go to the answers.
Tracking a Real Hurricane Track a real hurricane using this printout. Get a hurricane's locations from the National Hurricane center.	USA Map: Find Your State Find and label your state in the USA, and label other important geography. Answers	USA Map: Where I Live Write your country, state, and city, and then find and label your state (and a few other geographical features).	US State Report Graphic Organizer Printout #1 This printout helps the student do a short report on a US state, prompting the student to draw a map of the state, locate it on a world map, draw the state's flag, and write its, capital city, state nickname, area, population, date of statehood, and state bird.
US State Report Graphic Organizer Printout #2 This printout helps the student do a short report on a US state, prompting the student to draw a map of the state, locate it on a world map, draw the state's flag, and write its, capital city, state nickname, area, population, date of statehood, state bird, state flower, climate, and major industries.	Geography Quiz A Worksheet to Print A short, printable worksheet quiz about world geography. The short-answer worksheet asks 15 general questions about the earth's continents and oceans, for example, On which continent do you live? Or go to the answers.	Where I Live (Asia) A short activity book on geography to print for early readers. There are pages on the Solar System, the continents, Asia, and the student's home.	Where I Live (Australia) A short activity book on geography to print for early readers. There are pages on the Solar System, the continents, Australia (states and territories), and the student's address.
Where I Live (Europe) A short activity book on geography to print for early readers. There are pages on the Solar System, the continents, Europe, and the student's home.	Where I Live (UK) A short activity book on geography to print for early readers. There are pages on the Solar System, the continents, Europe, the UK, and the student's home.	Where I Live (USA and Canada) A short activity book on geography to print for early readers. There are pages on the Solar System, the continents, North America, and Canada or the USA.	World Map: Where I Live Answer questions about where you live and label the world map. Answers
Geography: Write a Question for Each Answer In these worksheet, the student is given a series of short answers using geograph terms, including continents, oceans, seas, countries, and others. For each answer, the student writes a short question.	Countries #1: Write a Question for Each Answer In this worksheet, the student is given a series of short answers using country names. For each answer, the student writes a short question. Countries: China, Canada, the USA, the UK, Australia, Mexico, Argentina, Russia, Japan, India.	Countries #2: Write a Question for Each Answer In this worksheet, the student is given a series of short answers using country names. For each answer, the student writes a short question. Countries: Brazil, Germany, Egypt, South Korea, Indonesia, the Philippines, France, Iran, South Africa, Ethiopia.	Countries #3: Write a Question for Each Answer In this worksheet, the student is given a series of short answers using country names. For each answer, the student writes a short question. Countries: Thailand, Mongolia, Somalia, Iceland, Myanmar, Sweden, Nigeria, Turkey, Cuba, Chile.
Write Geography Words by Category Write geography words by category (write 5 words per category). The categories include: Mapping Words, Features of Africa, Features of Asia, Features of Australia, Features of Europe, Features of North America, Features of South America, Features of Antarctica. Or go to sample answers.	Write Geography Words by Category Write 10 geography words for each category. The categories include: Mapping Words, Features of Africa, Features of Asia, Features of Australia, Features of Europe, Features of North America, Features of South America, Features of Antarctica. Or go to sample answers.	Write Map-Related Definitions In this worksheet, write the definition of a word, what part of speech it is, and use it in a sentence. Words: equator, pole, longitude, latitude, scale, projection, cartography, cartographer, compass rose, atlas. Or go to the answers. Or go to a pdf of the questions and answers (subscribers only).	Write USA-Related Words by Category Write 5 USA-Related words for each category. The categories include: US Symbols, National Parks, Regions of the USA, Rivers, Lakes, States, Big Cities, Presidents. Or go to sample answers.
Write USA-Related Words by Category Write 10 USA-Related words for each category. The categories include: US Symbols, National Parks, Regions of the USA, Rivers, Lakes, States, Big Cities, Presidents. Or go to sample answers.	Idea Matrix Puzzle: Geography Words In this sorting and classifying activity, the student fills in the blanks (and some categories) in an idea matrix using a word bank. Classify and sort the words by category and word structure. Word bank: Asia, Africa, continent, directions, east, elevation, Europe, gulf, nautical chart, North America, scale, sea, Stars with N, summit, waterfall, west. Or go to the answers. Or go to a pdf of the puzzle and the answers.

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