This Grade 2 science worksheet teaches map-reading skills using landform and water symbols. Students answer multiple-choice questions about what wavy blue lines, brown triangles, and colored areas stand for on a map. Fill-in-the-blank items cover the map key, compass rose, and standard colors for land and water. The activity helps children become confident map readers who can spot mountains, rivers, lakes, and oceans.
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Landforms & Water Features
Part A: Multiple Choice
Circle the best answer for each question.
1. On a map, wavy blue lines usually stand for what?
A) A river
B) A mountain
C) A forest
D) A desert
2. A big blue area on a map with the word 'Pacific' is a ___.
A) Mountain
B) Desert
C) Ocean
D) Hill
3. On a map, small brown triangle shapes usually stand for what?
A) Lakes
B) Roads
C) Mountains
D) Rivers
4. A small round blue shape with land around it on a map is most likely a ___.
A) Lake
B) Mountain
C) Road
D) Forest
Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the correct answer on each line.
1. A map key tells you what the symbols and colors mean.
2. On most maps, the color blue is used to show water.
3. On many maps, green or brown is used to show mountains or high land.
4. The compass on a map shows which way is north.
5. A long blue line that crosses a map and empties into an ocean is a river.
Landforms & Water Features
★ Part A: Multiple Choice
Circle the best answer for each question.
1. On a map, wavy blue lines usually stand for what?
A) A river
B) A mountain
C) A forest
D) A desert
2. A big blue area on a map with the word 'Pacific' is a ___.
A) Mountain
B) Desert
C) Ocean
D) Hill
3. On a map, small brown triangle shapes usually stand for what?
A) Lakes
B) Roads
C) Mountains
D) Rivers
4. A small round blue shape with land around it on a map is most likely a ___.
A) Lake
B) Mountain
C) Road
D) Forest
★ Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the correct answer on each line.
1) A map key tells you what the symbols and colors mean.
2) On most maps, the color blue is used to show water.
3) On many maps, green or brown is used to show mountains or high land.
4) The compass on a map shows which way is north.
5) A long blue line that crosses a map and empties into an ocean is a river.
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