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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
PDF
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Updated Oct 26, 2026

Subject
Social Studies, Geography
Topic
maryland, map skills
Resource types
Worksheets & Printables, Worksheets
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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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