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4.45 Interpret Historical Maps Worksheet

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This Grade 4 Social Studies worksheet provides structured practice on 4.45 Interpret Historical Maps. Students are guided through targeted exercises that build foundational understanding, computational accuracy, and critical thinking skills.

Interpret Historical Maps (Then and Now) — Students practice reading then-and-now maps, using legends and labels, and making evidence-based conclusions about land use, transportation, and community change. Standards/reference: CCSS RI.4.7.

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Social Studies

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Problem 1Difficulty: Mastery

A 1909 map of Timekeeper Bay shows a lighthouse, cannery, and rail dock. A modern map shows the lighthouse, a heritage museum, marina, cafes, and a coastal trail. Which conclusion would a historian most likely make?

AThe cannery is still the center of the economy.

BThe lighthouse was built after the marina and museum.

CThe coastal trail was the town's first railroad.

DThe bay kept an important historic landmark while changing from industry to tourism and local history.

Solution & Explanation:The lighthouse appears on both maps, which shows continuity. The cannery and rail dock are replaced by a museum, marina, cafes, and a trail, which shows change.

Problem 2Difficulty: Mastery

Study the then-and-now maps of Cleanwater Landing. The old map shows factories lining the river, while the modern map shows a greenway, kayak launch, apartments, and one museum factory. What likely happened along the river?

AMost of the industrial riverfront was cleaned up and reused for homes, recreation, and history.

BThe apartments were changed back into mills.

CThe greenway was built for loading cargo trains.

DThe riverfront became more crowded with factories than before.

Solution & Explanation:The shift from factories to a greenway, kayak launch, apartments, and a museum factory suggests cleanup and reuse of the riverfront.

Problem 3Difficulty: Mastery

A historical map of Civic Shores shows a market square and dock road. A modern map shows a civic center, wider roads, parking, and bus lanes in the same area. Which claim best describes city priorities over time?

AThe city stopped using public buildings.

BThe city turned its center into empty farmland.

CThe city focused more on serving many residents and visitors in the center.

DThe city wanted fewer ways for people to reach downtown.

Solution & Explanation:A civic center, wider roads, parking, and bus lanes suggest the city planned the center to handle more people and more traffic.

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This worksheet is designed specifically for Grade 4 Social Studies students. It aligns with educational standard CCSS RI.4.7 (Students practice reading then-and-now maps, using legends and labels, and making evidence-based conclusions about land use, transportation, and community change.).