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 15 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.
A steep unroaded ridge
A telegraph line to the quay
An emigration agent in the high street
A regional newspaper
A.Prices and news travel faster than any cargo
B.People leave the region for good
C.Arguments about the wage cut reach every district
D.Almost nothing crosses, and the two sides stay apart
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
A weekly market in the mill town
A deep-water harbour
Dues charged on landed cargo
A single bridge over the estuary
A.All road traffic funnels through one crossing
B.Some shippers unload at the next port instead
C.Grain and timber arrive from across the sea
D.Buyers and carts converge one day in seven
LessonPrint · D2.Geo.7.3-5 · Set 15 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Funnels, Barriers and Wires
Set 15. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. A steep unroaded ridge — D (Almost nothing crosses, and the two sides stay apart) 2. A telegraph line to the quay — A (Prices and news travel faster than any cargo) 3. An emigration agent in the high street — B (People leave the region for good) 4. A regional newspaper — C (Arguments about the wage cut reach every district)
2.1. A weekly market in the mill town — D (Buyers and carts converge one day in seven) 2. A deep-water harbour — C (Grain and timber arrive from across the sea) 3. Dues charged on landed cargo — B (Some shippers unload at the next port instead) 4. A single bridge over the estuary — A (All road traffic funnels through one crossing)
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