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
In a great desert belt
On a warm shallow sea
On a high mountain range
A.Hot summers, cold winters and little rain
B.Colder with height, and snow on the summits
C.Very little rain, and plants that store water
D.Coral, and fishing grounds close to shore
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
Near the equator
On a western coast in the middle latitudes
Near the poles
On a monsoon coast
A.Mild and damp, with rain through the year
B.Hot all year, with heavy rain and dense forest
C.A wet season and a dry season each year
D.Cold all year, with ice and almost no trees
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Answer key — Why Regions Differ
Set 15. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Deep inside a large continent — A (Hot summers, cold winters and little rain) 2. In a great desert belt — C (Very little rain, and plants that store water) 3. On a warm shallow sea — D (Coral, and fishing grounds close to shore) 4. On a high mountain range — B (Colder with height, and snow on the summits)
2.1. Near the equator — B (Hot all year, with heavy rain and dense forest) 2. On a western coast in the middle latitudes — A (Mild and damp, with rain through the year) 3. Near the poles — D (Cold all year, with ice and almost no trees) 4. On a monsoon coast — C (A wet season and a dry season each year)
More practice for D2.Geo.10.3-5
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