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