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.
Set 8 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.
The Land That Built the Town
D2.Geo.9.K-2
NameDate
Draw a line from each feature to what it made possible.
1.Draw a line from each one to its match.
Clay in the ground
A river with a steady fall
A valley above the town
A natural ford across the river
A.Powered the mill that wove the cloth
B.Supplied the brickworks
C.Decided where the bridge was built
D.Held the reservoir that supplies the taps
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
Flat land where roads meet
Woods on the far bank
Good pasture on the slopes
A quarry in the hillside
A.Became the Market Square
B.Fed the herds at Ford Dairy
C.Provided stone for the town hall
D.Gave timber for building
LessonPrint · D2.Geo.9.K-2 · Set 8 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — The Land That Built the Town
Set 8. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Clay in the ground — B (Supplied the brickworks) 2. A river with a steady fall — A (Powered the mill that wove the cloth) 3. A valley above the town — D (Held the reservoir that supplies the taps) 4. A natural ford across the river — C (Decided where the bridge was built)
2.1. Flat land where roads meet — A (Became the Market Square) 2. Woods on the far bank — D (Gave timber for building) 3. Good pasture on the slopes — B (Fed the herds at Ford Dairy) 4. A quarry in the hillside — C (Provided stone for the town hall)
More practice for D2.Geo.9.K-2
Describe how the land in a place shapes the work done there.
Teaching this next? The Land That Built the Town is the 40-minute plan for it, with the misconceptions to expect.