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