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 17 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 single bridge over the estuary
A deep-water harbour
A steep unroaded ridge
A regional newspaper
A.Arguments about the wage cut reach every district
B.Almost nothing crosses, and the two sides stay apart
C.All road traffic funnels through one crossing
D.Grain and timber arrive from across the sea
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
A weekly market in the mill town
An emigration agent in the high street
Dues charged on landed cargo
A telegraph line to the quay
A.Prices and news travel faster than any cargo
B.Some shippers unload at the next port instead
C.Buyers and carts converge one day in seven
D.People leave the region for good
LessonPrint · D2.Geo.7.3-5 · Set 17 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Funnels, Barriers and Wires
Set 17. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. A single bridge over the estuary — C (All road traffic funnels through one crossing) 2. A deep-water harbour — D (Grain and timber arrive from across the sea) 3. A steep unroaded ridge — B (Almost nothing crosses, and the two sides stay apart) 4. A regional newspaper — A (Arguments about the wage cut reach every district)
2.1. A weekly market in the mill town — C (Buyers and carts converge one day in seven) 2. An emigration agent in the high street — D (People leave the region for good) 3. Dues charged on landed cargo — B (Some shippers unload at the next port instead) 4. A telegraph line to the quay — A (Prices and news travel faster than any cargo)
More practice for D2.Geo.7.3-5
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