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Settling Where the Resources Are is a free printable Grade 3 to Grade 5 social studies worksheet on settlement and the use of natural resources, aligned to C3 Framework indicator D2.Geo.8.3-5. 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 students 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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Settling Where the Resources Are

D2.Geo.8.3-5

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Draw a line from each resource to the settlement it made.

1.Draw a line from each one to its match.
  • Timber in the valley woods
  • Fast water in the stream
  • A spring of clean water
  • Salt beneath the plain
  • A.The first houses of the village cluster around it
  • B.Mills strung along the bank
  • C.Pans, works and a town that grew on salt
  • D.Sawpits and a yard of boat builders
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
  • Limestone in the ridge
  • Rich meadow by the river
  • Clay in the low fields
  • Coal seams under the hills
  • A.A brickworks and its kilns
  • B.Dairy farms and a creamery
  • C.A quarry and the cottages of quarrymen
  • D.Pit villages grow where the shafts are sunk

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Answer key — Settling Where the Resources Are

Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. Timber in the valley woods — D (Sawpits and a yard of boat builders) 2. Fast water in the stream — B (Mills strung along the bank) 3. A spring of clean water — A (The first houses of the village cluster around it) 4. Salt beneath the plain — C (Pans, works and a town that grew on salt)
  2. 2.1. Limestone in the ridge — C (A quarry and the cottages of quarrymen) 2. Rich meadow by the river — B (Dairy farms and a creamery) 3. Clay in the low fields — A (A brickworks and its kilns) 4. Coal seams under the hills — D (Pit villages grow where the shafts are sunk)

Questions about Settling Where the Resources Are

What does the Settling Where the Resources Are worksheet cover?

It practices settlement and the use of natural resources — 2 questions for Grade 3 to Grade 5, all on C3 Framework D2.Geo.8.3-5: Explain how where people settle relates to the natural resources nearby. The instruction to students is “Draw a line from each resource to the settlement it made”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.

Which C3 Framework indicator does Settling Where the Resources Are practice?

D2.Geo.8.3-5, under Geography for Grade 3 to Grade 5. The published indicator reads: “Explain how human settlements and movements relate to the locations and use of various natural resources.” The worksheet assesses that indicator rather than a paraphrase of it.

What age or grade is this worksheet for?

Settling Where the Resources Are is written for Grade 3 to Grade 5, typically ages 40-41. It is one of the sheets on D2.Geo.8.3-5, so it suits any student working at that standard — including older students revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.

Does Settling Where the Resources Are come with an answer key?

Yes. All 2 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 Settling Where the Resources Are can I print?

25 — one per student, 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 Settling Where the Resources Are free to print and photocopy?

Yes. Settling Where the Resources Are, 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.8.3-5?

Yes — “Settling Where the Resources Are” is a 45-minute Grade 3 to Grade 5 plan for D2.Geo.8.3-5, timed section by section, with the misconceptions to expect and an exit ticket. Settling Where the Resources Are is the practice that follows it.

More practice for D2.Geo.8.3-5

Explain how where people settle relates to the natural resources nearby.

Teaching this next? Settling Where the Resources Are is the 45-minute plan for it, with the misconceptions to expect.

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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.Geo.8.3-5 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.