Villages Built on What Was There is a free printable Grade 3 to Grade 5 social studies worksheet on settlement and the use of natural resources, aligned to Common Core standard D2.Geo.8.3-5. 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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Villages Built on What Was There
D2.Geo.8.3-5
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Draw a line from each resource to the settlement it made.
1.Draw a line from each one to its match.
Clay under the low fields
Coal measures under the district
Limestone in the ridge
Rich reclaimed marsh
A.Quarries and lime kilns above the town
B.Brickworks and kilns beside the pits
C.Pit rows and a colliery village
D.Large farms with few but bigger holdings
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
Standing timber in the uplands
Deep water in a sheltered bay
A spring line on the hillside
Fast water in a gorge
A.Villages strung along one contour
B.A quay, warehouses and dockers' houses
C.Water mills and the cottages beside them
D.Sawmills and a yard for shipbuilding
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Answer key — Villages Built on What Was There
Set 21. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Clay under the low fields — B (Brickworks and kilns beside the pits) 2. Coal measures under the district — C (Pit rows and a colliery village) 3. Limestone in the ridge — A (Quarries and lime kilns above the town) 4. Rich reclaimed marsh — D (Large farms with few but bigger holdings)
2.1. Standing timber in the uplands — D (Sawmills and a yard for shipbuilding) 2. Deep water in a sheltered bay — B (A quay, warehouses and dockers' houses) 3. A spring line on the hillside — A (Villages strung along one contour) 4. Fast water in a gorge — C (Water mills and the cottages beside them)
More practice for D2.Geo.8.3-5
Explain how where people settle relates to the natural resources nearby.