Maryland Map Scavenger Hunt
Maryland map scavenger hunt with 10 clue questions that use cardinal and intermediate directions to find cities, rivers and bodies of water such as the Chesapeake Bay.

- Grades
- Grades 4–6, Elementary, Middle School
- Pages
- 4
- File type
- Preparation
- Print ready
- Subject
- Social Studies, Geography
- Topic
- maryland, map skills
- Resource types
- Worksheets & Printables, Worksheets
- Preparation
- Print ready
About this resource
What's inside this resource
Explore the State of Maryland with this engaging map scavenger hunt! Students will sharpen their geography skills using a map of Maryland to locate important cities, bodies of water, landmarks, and more based on clue questions. The questions guide learners to use cardinal and intermediate directions to pinpoint specific map locations. This interactive social studies activity is perfect for independent practice or small groups. Send students on an educational scavenger hunt across Maryland with this versatile resource. Questions target critical map reading abilities while integrating knowledge of Maryland's key features. Educators can easily implement this activity into lessons on geography, social studies, and Maryland state history for enhanced student engagement. It's a fun way to build essential map skills!
Before the scavenger hunt, review the tools students will use with a parts of a map worksheet.
In the classroom
Teaching tips & learning objectives
Learning objectives
- Use cardinal and intermediate directions to locate places on a state map
- Identify Maryland's capital, major cities, neighboring states and nearby bodies of water
Teaching tips
- Several clues name a color to use, so have orange, red, blue, yellow, green and pink pencils or crayons on hand.
Skills covered
- Map reading — following directional clues to a city or body of water
- Geography recall — naming the states that border Maryland
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Concepts & topics
Core concepts
- Cardinal directions
- Intermediate directions
- Chesapeake Bay
- Annapolis
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