Have them use their imagination for their city. Also have them write the name of their city at the top of the map. After they have developed their city, Ask students to write three questions dealing with absolute location and three questions dealing with relative location. They can then exchange papers and write answers to the questions. Using maps and writing directions.
Students can make a map of their school, classroom, or even the dining hall.
They can also select the location of a place, write out directions on the way to get there, and give it to a student to see how well the directions work for another person.