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Classify map symbols
Free printable Grade 4 science worksheet for "Classify map symbols" — practice maps and landforms. No-prep, print or assign online.
Grade 4 students learn to classify the symbols found on maps — including those for cities, roads, bodies of water, and elevation — as part of a broader understanding of how maps communicate geographic information. This Earth and Space Science worksheet on Maps and landforms guides learners to decode map legends and apply symbol knowledge to real-world spatial thinking. Being able to read and classify map symbols is a key geographic literacy skill that supports social studies and earth science learning.
Learning objectives
- Identify and classify common map symbols using a map legend
- Explain what different map symbols represent and why standardized symbols are used
- Apply symbol knowledge to extract geographic information from a simple map
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