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