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 high mountain range
Near the poles
On a monsoon coast
A.Colder with height, and snow on the summits
B.Cold all year, with ice and almost no trees
C.Very little rain, and plants that store water
D.A wet season and a dry season each year
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
On a warm shallow sea
Deep inside a large continent
On a western coast in the middle latitudes
Near the equator
A.Hot all year, with heavy rain and dense forest
B.Hot summers, cold winters and little rain
C.Coral, and fishing grounds close to shore
D.Mild and damp, with rain through the year
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Answer key — Why Regions Differ
Set 8. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. In a great desert belt — C (Very little rain, and plants that store water) 2. On a high mountain range — A (Colder with height, and snow on the summits) 3. Near the poles — B (Cold all year, with ice and almost no trees) 4. On a monsoon coast — D (A wet season and a dry season each year)
2.1. On a warm shallow sea — C (Coral, and fishing grounds close to shore) 2. Deep inside a large continent — B (Hot summers, cold winters and little rain) 3. On a western coast in the middle latitudes — D (Mild and damp, with rain through the year) 4. Near the equator — A (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.