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 monsoon coast
In a great desert belt
Deep inside a large continent
On a western coast in the middle latitudes
A.Hot summers, cold winters and little rain
B.Very little rain, and plants that store water
C.Mild and damp, with rain through the year
D.A wet season and a dry season each year
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
On a high mountain range
On a warm shallow sea
Near the equator
Near the poles
A.Hot all year, with heavy rain and dense forest
B.Cold all year, with ice and almost no trees
C.Coral, and fishing grounds close to shore
D.Colder with height, and snow on the summits
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Answer key — Why Regions Differ
Set 18. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. On a monsoon coast — D (A wet season and a dry season each year) 2. In a great desert belt — B (Very little rain, and plants that store water) 3. Deep inside a large continent — A (Hot summers, cold winters and little rain) 4. On a western coast in the middle latitudes — C (Mild and damp, with rain through the year)
2.1. On a high mountain range — D (Colder with height, and snow on the summits) 2. On a warm shallow sea — C (Coral, and fishing grounds close to shore) 3. Near the equator — A (Hot all year, with heavy rain and dense forest) 4. Near the poles — B (Cold all year, with ice and almost no trees)
More practice for D2.Geo.10.3-5
Explain why the natural world differs from one world region to another.