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
Fast water in a gorge
Rich reclaimed marsh
A spring line on the hillside
A.Villages strung along one contour
B.Brickworks and kilns beside the pits
C.Water mills and the cottages beside them
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
Limestone in the ridge
Coal measures under the district
A.Sawmills and a yard for shipbuilding
B.Quarries and lime kilns above the town
C.Pit rows and a colliery village
D.A quay, warehouses and dockers' houses
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Answer key — Villages Built on What Was There
Set 9. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Clay under the low fields — B (Brickworks and kilns beside the pits) 2. Fast water in a gorge — C (Water mills and the cottages beside them) 3. Rich reclaimed marsh — D (Large farms with few but bigger holdings) 4. A spring line on the hillside — A (Villages strung along one contour)
2.1. Standing timber in the uplands — A (Sawmills and a yard for shipbuilding) 2. Deep water in a sheltered bay — D (A quay, warehouses and dockers' houses) 3. Limestone in the ridge — B (Quarries and lime kilns above the town) 4. Coal measures under the district — C (Pit rows and a colliery village)
More practice for D2.Geo.8.3-5
Explain how where people settle relates to the natural resources nearby.