Patterns on the Map is a free printable Grade 4 science worksheet on analysing maps to describe patterns in Earth's features, aligned to Common Core standard 4-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.
Set 7 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.
Set 1 has all 25 in a single PDF. All 25 sets ask different questions.
Patterns on the Map
4-ESS2-2
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Draw a line from each pattern to what explains it.
1.Draw a line from each one to its match.
Mountain chains running for thousands of miles
Deep trenches just offshore
Volcanoes ringing the Pacific Ocean
Deserts in belts either side of the equator
A.They line up along the edges of Earth's plates
B.They form where plates push together
C.One plate is sliding beneath another
D.Dry sinking air sits over those latitudes
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
Rivers running from high ground to the sea
Islands in a long chain across an ocean
Earthquakes in long narrow bands
Coasts with wide flat estuaries
A.Water flows downhill to the lowest point
B.The plate moved over a fixed hot spot
C.A river drops its sediment where it meets the sea
D.They follow the same plate boundaries
LessonPrint · 4-ESS2-2 · Set 7 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Patterns on the Map
Set 7. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Mountain chains running for thousands of miles — B (They form where plates push together) 2. Deep trenches just offshore — C (One plate is sliding beneath another) 3. Volcanoes ringing the Pacific Ocean — A (They line up along the edges of Earth's plates) 4. Deserts in belts either side of the equator — D (Dry sinking air sits over those latitudes)
2.1. Rivers running from high ground to the sea — A (Water flows downhill to the lowest point) 2. Islands in a long chain across an ocean — B (The plate moved over a fixed hot spot) 3. Earthquakes in long narrow bands — D (They follow the same plate boundaries) 4. Coasts with wide flat estuaries — C (A river drops its sediment where it meets the sea)
More practice for 4-ESS2-2
Read maps to find patterns in Earth's features.
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