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.
In a great desert belt
On a western coast in the middle latitudes
On a high mountain range
On a warm shallow sea
A.Mild and damp, with rain through the year
B.Coral, and fishing grounds close to shore
C.Very little rain, and plants that store water
D.Colder with height, and snow on the summits
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
On a monsoon coast
Deep inside a large continent
Near the poles
Near the equator
A.Hot summers, cold winters and little rain
B.Cold all year, with ice and almost no trees
C.Hot all year, with heavy rain and dense forest
D.A wet season and a dry season each year
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Answer key — Why Regions Differ
Set 23. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. In a great desert belt — C (Very little rain, and plants that store water) 2. On a western coast in the middle latitudes — A (Mild and damp, with rain through the year) 3. On a high mountain range — D (Colder with height, and snow on the summits) 4. On a warm shallow sea — B (Coral, and fishing grounds close to shore)
2.1. On a monsoon coast — D (A wet season and a dry season each year) 2. Deep inside a large continent — A (Hot summers, cold winters and little rain) 3. Near the poles — B (Cold all year, with ice and almost no trees) 4. Near the equator — C (Hot all year, with heavy rain and dense forest)
More practice for D2.Geo.10.3-5
Explain why the natural world differs from one world region to another.