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After the Disaster, Who Moves? is a free printable Grade 3 to Grade 5 social studies worksheet on effects of catastrophic events on settlement, aligned to Common Core standard D2.Geo.9.3-5. It prints 8 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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After the Disaster, Who Moves?

D2.Geo.9.3-5

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Circle the best answer.

1.A pit closes after a disaster. What happens to the pit village?
  • A.Coal is found elsewhere in it
  • B.Families move to where there is work, and the village shrinks
  • C.The village grows
2.A fire destroys the mill. What follows for the mill workers?
  • A.The mill rebuilds itself
  • B.Wages rise
  • C.They must find other work or move to another mill town
3.What does a rise in a town's population after a rural disaster suggest?
  • A.The town grew larger in area
  • B.Births rose that year
  • C.People moved from the countryside to the town for work
4.After a disaster, why do some people stay when others go?
  • A.They are not told
  • B.They have land, family or work that ties them to the place
  • C.They cannot walk
5.The workhouse register fills after 1846. What does that measure?
  • A.How many trains ran
  • B.How much coal was cut
  • C.How many families lost their living as the work moved
6.A crop fails across a region for several years. What follows?
  • A.Everybody stays
  • B.Prices fall
  • C.People leave in numbers, often for towns or other countries
7.A flood destroys the low houses of a village. What is likely?
  • A.Nothing changes
  • B.People rebuild on higher ground or leave altogether
  • C.The river is moved
8.Why is a technological change like the railway not quite a disaster?
  • A.Nobody was affected
  • B.It was over in a day
  • C.It destroyed some work while creating other work in the same valley

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Answer key — After the Disaster, Who Moves?

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  1. 1.Families move to where there is work, and the village shrinks
  2. 2.They must find other work or move to another mill town
  3. 3.People moved from the countryside to the town for work
  4. 4.They have land, family or work that ties them to the place
  5. 5.How many families lost their living as the work moved
  6. 6.People leave in numbers, often for towns or other countries
  7. 7.People rebuild on higher ground or leave altogether
  8. 8.It destroyed some work while creating other work in the same valley

Questions about After the Disaster, Who Moves?

What does the After the Disaster, Who Moves? worksheet cover?

It practises effects of catastrophic events on settlement — 8 questions for Grade 3 to Grade 5, all on Common Core D2.Geo.9.3-5: Work out how a disaster changes where people live and where they move. The instruction to pupils is “Circle the best answer”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.

Which Common Core standard does After the Disaster, Who Moves? practise?

D2.Geo.9.3-5 — D2.Geo.9.3-5, in the Geography domain for Grade 3 to Grade 5. The published standard reads: “Analyze the effects of catastrophic environmental and technological events on human settlements and migration.” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.

What age or grade is this worksheet for?

After the Disaster, Who Moves? is written for Grade 3 to Grade 5, typically ages 40-41. It is one of the sheets on D2.Geo.9.3-5, so it suits any pupil working at that standard — including older pupils revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.

Does After the Disaster, Who Moves? come with an answer key?

Yes. All 8 answers are generated from the same problems as the questions, so the key cannot drift out of step with the sheet. It starts on a fresh sheet of paper, after the questions, so it is not handed out with the class by accident.

How many different versions of After the Disaster, Who Moves? can I print?

25 — one per pupil, and all 25 ask different questions. Set 1 downloads the whole class as a single PDF. Every version is fixed to its own address, so a sheet printed today holds the same problems when you reopen it next week.

Is After the Disaster, Who Moves? free to print and photocopy?

Yes. After the Disaster, Who Moves?, its answer key and its 25 versions are free to print and photocopy for your own class, with no account, no email capture and no subscription at the download step. Please do not resell them or republish them as your own.

Is there a lesson plan to teach D2.Geo.9.3-5?

Yes — “After the Disaster, Who Moves” is a 45-minute Grade 3 to Grade 5 plan for D2.Geo.9.3-5, timed section by section, with the misconceptions to expect and an exit ticket. After the Disaster, Who Moves? is the practice that follows it.

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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.Geo.9.3-5 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.