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Climates Around the World is a free printable Grade 3 science worksheet on combining information to describe climates in different regions, aligned to Common Core standard 3-ESS2-2. It prints 2 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two pupils in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.

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Climates Around the World

3-ESS2-2

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Draw a line from each region to its climate.

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Answer key — Climates Around the World

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  1. 1.1. Deep inside a large continent — B (Hot summers, hard winters, little rain) 2. On a western coast in the middle latitudes — A (Mild, with rain spread through the year) 3. On a Mediterranean coast — D (Hot dry summers and mild wet winters) 4. In a great desert near the tropics — C (Hot by day, cold at night, almost no rain)
  2. 2.1. Near the equator, in a rainforest — A (Hot and wet all year round) 2. High in a mountain range — C (Cold for its latitude, with snow above a line) 3. Near the poles — D (Cold all year, with a short cool summer) 4. On a monsoon coast — B (One drenching season and one dry season)

More practice for 3-ESS2-2

Gather information to describe climates in different parts of the world.

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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to 3-ESS2-2 of the Next Generation Science Standards.