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.
Near the equator
On a high mountain range
Deep inside a large continent
Near the poles
A.Colder with height, and snow on the summits
B.Hot summers, cold winters and little rain
C.Cold all year, with ice and almost no trees
D.Hot all year, with heavy rain and dense forest
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
On a monsoon coast
In a great desert belt
On a western coast in the middle latitudes
On a warm shallow sea
A.Coral, and fishing grounds close to shore
B.A wet season and a dry season each year
C.Very little rain, and plants that store water
D.Mild and damp, with rain through the year
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Answer key — Why Regions Differ
Set 21. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Near the equator — D (Hot all year, with heavy rain and dense forest) 2. On a high mountain range — A (Colder with height, and snow on the summits) 3. Deep inside a large continent — B (Hot summers, cold winters and little rain) 4. Near the poles — C (Cold all year, with ice and almost no trees)
2.1. On a monsoon coast — B (A wet season and a dry season each year) 2. In a great desert belt — C (Very little rain, and plants that store water) 3. On a western coast in the middle latitudes — D (Mild and damp, with rain through the year) 4. On a warm shallow sea — A (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.