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.
On a western coast in the middle latitudes
Near the poles
On a warm shallow sea
Near the equator
A.Hot all year, with heavy rain and dense forest
B.Mild and damp, with rain through the year
C.Coral, and fishing grounds close to shore
D.Cold all year, with ice and almost no trees
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
On a high mountain range
In a great desert belt
Deep inside a large continent
On a monsoon coast
A.Colder with height, and snow on the summits
B.Very little rain, and plants that store water
C.A wet season and a dry season each year
D.Hot summers, cold winters and little rain
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Answer key — Why Regions Differ
Set 16. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. On a western coast in the middle latitudes — B (Mild and damp, with rain through the year) 2. Near the poles — D (Cold all year, with ice and almost no trees) 3. On a warm shallow sea — C (Coral, and fishing grounds close to shore) 4. Near the equator — A (Hot all year, with heavy rain and dense forest)
2.1. On a high mountain range — A (Colder with height, and snow on the summits) 2. In a great desert belt — B (Very little rain, and plants that store water) 3. Deep inside a large continent — D (Hot summers, cold winters and little rain) 4. On a monsoon coast — C (A wet season and a dry season each year)
More practice for D2.Geo.10.3-5
Explain why the natural world differs from one world region to another.