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What the Town Draws On is a free printable Kindergarten to Grade 2 social studies worksheet on using near and distant environments, aligned to Common Core standard D2.Geo.8.K-2. It prints 3 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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What the Town Draws On

D2.Geo.8.K-2

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Sort each one into where it comes from.

1.Sort each one: From near here or From far away?

Sort: Coal from the coalfield, Water from the reservoir above town, Fish from the coast, Timber from the woods

From near hereFrom far away
2.Sort each one: From near here or From far away?

Sort: Vegetables from Hill Farm, Cheese from Ford Dairy, Boxwood for shuttles, Oranges from Spain

From near hereFrom far away
3.Sort each one: From near here or From far away?

Sort: Tea for the stalls, Stone from the local quarry, Clay for local bricks, Iron for the bridge

From near hereFrom far away

LessonPrint · D2.Geo.8.K-2 · Set 4 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — What the Town Draws On

Set 4. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. Coal from the coalfield — From far away 2. Fish from the coast — From far away 3. Timber from the woods — From near here 4. Water from the reservoir above town — From near here
  2. 2.1. Boxwood for shuttles — From far away 2. Cheese from Ford Dairy — From near here 3. Oranges from Spain — From far away 4. Vegetables from Hill Farm — From near here
  3. 3.1. Clay for local bricks — From near here 2. Iron for the bridge — From far away 3. Stone from the local quarry — From near here 4. Tea for the stalls — From far away

More practice for D2.Geo.8.K-2

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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.Geo.8.K-2 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.