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Activities
  1. Count It
    This map has a grid to help you find different places. Every place on the map is in one of the squares. Which building is in square A3?
  2. Find It
    Click on the picture of the house in the Map Key. Where is the house? Name the square.
  3. Find It
    Look at the map. What buildings are in column D?
Learn More About It

Grids help you locate places on maps. A grid uses lines to make rows and columns on a map. The rows go from side to side. On this map the rows have a number to their left. The columns go from top to bottom. They have a letter at the top. Every place on the map is in a single row and column.
Check Your Answers
  1. The School.
  2. A1.
  3. The Post Office and the Police Station.
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