Grade 8 · Geography · three levels

Grade 8 Maps & places worksheet in three levels

The same 20-question worksheet on maps & places in Support, Core and Challenge versions. Question by question, each version keeps the topic and changes the difficulty.

All three levels PDF All three answer keys Original worksheet

Compare the three levels

Support

Easier questions on the same topics, for students who need more practice with the basics.

Questions: 20 (20 easy)
Grade range: Grades 3 to 7
Topics: Maps & places

Sample questions

On one map-grid row, move from column 1 to column 6. Each step is 3 km. How many km is the journey?
Scale: 1 cm represents 2 km. A straight mapped segment is 4 cm. What distance does it represent in km?
A path has segments of 300 m, 450 m and 250 m. What is its total length in m?

Core

Questions at the expected level for the grade.

Questions: 20 (20 medium)
Grade range: Grades 5 to 12
Topics: Maps & places

Sample questions

On a map, 1 cm represents 3 km. A region covers 17 cm² on the map. Find its real area in km².
On a map, 1 cm represents 5 km. A region covers 20 cm² on the map. Find its real area in km².
On a map, 1 cm represents 8 km. A region covers 29 cm² on the map. Find its real area in km².

Challenge

Harder questions on the same topics, for students who are ready to stretch.

Questions: 20 (20 medium)
Grade range: Grades 5 to 12
Topics: Maps & places

Sample questions

On a map, 1 cm represents 10 km. A region covers 39 cm² on the map. Find its real area in km².
On a map, 1 cm represents 30 km. Two places are 39 cm apart on the map. What is the represented distance in km?
On a map, 1 cm represents 27 km. Two places are 58 cm apart on the map. What is the represented distance in km?

Using the three versions

Start everyone with the same short explanation, then hand out Support, Core or Challenge.
Question numbers line up across the versions, so you can go through the answers with the whole class.
The PDF has a cover page and each version on its own pages; the answer keys PDF has all three keys.

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