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6th Grade Types of Maps Worksheets

Ages 11-12 · Free previews · Print-ready PDFs

Written by Adi Ackerman, Head Teacher

Different maps answer different questions, and each kind leaves something out. This page holds 4 6th grade worksheets, each with an answer key. Map Projections Compared looks at Mercator, Robinson and Peters maps, Physical and Political Maps compares two maps of the imaginary country of Valoria, and Reading Contour Lines finds heights on a hill. Reading Thematic Maps carries D2.Geo.3.6-8 and links rainfall to crops on a map of imaginary Tamara.

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Frequently Asked Questions

The Mercator projection stretches land more and more toward the poles. Greenland looks about as big as Africa on it, yet Africa is about 14 times larger. Map Projections Compared has students explain this.

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