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.
Set 12 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.
Set 1 has all 25 in a single PDF. All 25 sets ask different questions.
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.
Dues charged on landed cargo
An emigration agent in the high street
A steep unroaded ridge
A single bridge over the estuary
A.Some shippers unload at the next port instead
B.All road traffic funnels through one crossing
C.People leave the region for good
D.Almost nothing crosses, and the two sides stay apart
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
A regional newspaper
A telegraph line to the quay
A weekly market in the mill town
A deep-water harbour
A.Buyers and carts converge one day in seven
B.Grain and timber arrive from across the sea
C.Prices and news travel faster than any cargo
D.Arguments about the wage cut reach every district
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Answer key — Funnels, Barriers and Wires
Set 12. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Dues charged on landed cargo — A (Some shippers unload at the next port instead) 2. An emigration agent in the high street — C (People leave the region for good) 3. A steep unroaded ridge — D (Almost nothing crosses, and the two sides stay apart) 4. A single bridge over the estuary — B (All road traffic funnels through one crossing)
2.1. A regional newspaper — D (Arguments about the wage cut reach every district) 2. A telegraph line to the quay — C (Prices and news travel faster than any cargo) 3. A weekly market in the mill town — A (Buyers and carts converge one day in seven) 4. A deep-water harbour — B (Grain and timber arrive from across the sea)
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