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The Land That Built the Town is a free printable Kindergarten to Grade 2 social studies worksheet on how the land shapes the work done, aligned to Common Core standard D2.Geo.9.K-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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The Land That Built the Town

D2.Geo.9.K-2

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Draw a line from each feature to what it made possible.

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Answer key — The Land That Built the Town

Set 12. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. Woods on the far bank — B (Gave timber for building) 2. A natural ford across the river — C (Decided where the bridge was built) 3. Clay in the ground — A (Supplied the brickworks) 4. A quarry in the hillside — D (Provided stone for the town hall)
  2. 2.1. Flat land where roads meet — A (Became the Market Square) 2. Good pasture on the slopes — B (Fed the herds at Ford Dairy) 3. A valley above the town — C (Held the reservoir that supplies the taps) 4. A river with a steady fall — D (Powered the mill that wove the cloth)

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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.Geo.9.K-2 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.