Why Regions Differ is a free printable Grade 3 to Grade 5 social studies worksheet on why environmental characteristics vary by region, aligned to Common Core standard D2.Geo.10.3-5. 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 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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Why Regions Differ
D2.Geo.10.3-5
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Draw a line from each region to what it is like.
1.Draw a line from each one to its match.
Deep inside a large continent
On a high mountain range
In a great desert belt
Near the poles
A.Hot summers, cold winters and little rain
B.Cold all year, with ice and almost no trees
C.Colder with height, and snow on the summits
D.Very little rain, and plants that store water
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
On a warm shallow sea
On a western coast in the middle latitudes
On a monsoon coast
Near the equator
A.Hot all year, with heavy rain and dense forest
B.Mild and damp, with rain through the year
C.A wet season and a dry season each year
D.Coral, and fishing grounds close to shore
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Answer key — Why Regions Differ
Set 14. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Deep inside a large continent — A (Hot summers, cold winters and little rain) 2. On a high mountain range — C (Colder with height, and snow on the summits) 3. In a great desert belt — D (Very little rain, and plants that store water) 4. Near the poles — B (Cold all year, with ice and almost no trees)
2.1. On a warm shallow sea — D (Coral, and fishing grounds close to shore) 2. On a western coast in the middle latitudes — B (Mild and damp, with rain through the year) 3. On a monsoon coast — C (A wet season and a dry season each year) 4. Near the equator — A (Hot all year, with heavy rain and dense forest)
More practice for D2.Geo.10.3-5
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