Funnels, Barriers and Wires is a free printable Grade 3 to Grade 5 social studies worksheet on how place affects movement of people and goods, aligned to Common Core standard D2.Geo.7.3-5. 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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Funnels, Barriers and Wires
D2.Geo.7.3-5
NameDate
Draw a line from each feature to what follows.
1.Draw a line from each one to its match.
An emigration agent in the high street
A deep-water harbour
A regional newspaper
A steep unroaded ridge
A.Arguments about the wage cut reach every district
B.Grain and timber arrive from across the sea
C.Almost nothing crosses, and the two sides stay apart
D.People leave the region for good
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
A weekly market in the mill town
A single bridge over the estuary
Dues charged on landed cargo
A telegraph line to the quay
A.Buyers and carts converge one day in seven
B.All road traffic funnels through one crossing
C.Some shippers unload at the next port instead
D.Prices and news travel faster than any cargo
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Answer key — Funnels, Barriers and Wires
Set 10. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. An emigration agent in the high street — D (People leave the region for good) 2. A deep-water harbour — B (Grain and timber arrive from across the sea) 3. A regional newspaper — A (Arguments about the wage cut reach every district) 4. A steep unroaded ridge — C (Almost nothing crosses, and the two sides stay apart)
2.1. A weekly market in the mill town — A (Buyers and carts converge one day in seven) 2. A single bridge over the estuary — B (All road traffic funnels through one crossing) 3. Dues charged on landed cargo — C (Some shippers unload at the next port instead) 4. A telegraph line to the quay — D (Prices and news travel faster than any cargo)
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