Bay, Gorge, Moor and Marsh is a free printable Grade 3 to Grade 5 social studies worksheet on location and environmental characteristics, aligned to Common Core standard D2.Geo.2.3-5. 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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Bay, Gorge, Moor and Marsh
D2.Geo.2.3-5
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Draw a line from each place to what follows from it.
1.Draw a line from each one to its match.
A fast river falling through a gorge
A flat terrace above the flood line
A deep sheltered bay
A narrow neck between sea and hill
A.Every road, rail and cable squeezed through one gap
B.Power for mills before steam arrived
C.Large vessels can lie close in and unload
D.Room to lay out streets that stay dry
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
Coal measures under the mill district
Thin soil high on exposed uplands
Low marshland behind the shore
A spring line along the hillside
A.Poor drainage, fever, and land nobody built on
B.Grazing rather than crops, and few households
C.A row of villages strung at the same height
D.Fuel at the door of the works that needed it
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Answer key — Bay, Gorge, Moor and Marsh
Set 21. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. A fast river falling through a gorge — B (Power for mills before steam arrived) 2. A flat terrace above the flood line — D (Room to lay out streets that stay dry) 3. A deep sheltered bay — C (Large vessels can lie close in and unload) 4. A narrow neck between sea and hill — A (Every road, rail and cable squeezed through one gap)
2.1. Coal measures under the mill district — D (Fuel at the door of the works that needed it) 2. Thin soil high on exposed uplands — B (Grazing rather than crops, and few households) 3. Low marshland behind the shore — A (Poor drainage, fever, and land nobody built on) 4. A spring line along the hillside — C (A row of villages strung at the same height)
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