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.
Set 17 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.
Set 1 has all 25 in a single PDF. All 25 sets ask different questions.
Why Regions Differ
D2.Geo.10.3-5
NameDate
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 equator
On a high mountain range
Near the poles
A.Hot all year, with heavy rain and dense forest
B.Mild and damp, with rain through the year
C.Colder with height, and snow on the summits
D.Cold all year, with ice and almost no trees
2.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 monsoon coast
A.Very little rain, and plants that store water
B.Hot summers, cold winters and little rain
C.A wet season and a dry season each year
D.Coral, and fishing grounds close to shore
LessonPrint · D2.Geo.10.3-5 · Set 17 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Why Regions Differ
Set 17. 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 equator — A (Hot all year, with heavy rain and dense forest) 3. On a high mountain range — C (Colder with height, and snow on the summits) 4. Near the poles — D (Cold all year, with ice and almost no trees)
2.1. Deep inside a large continent — B (Hot summers, cold winters and little rain) 2. In a great desert belt — A (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 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.