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Building From What Lies Beneath is a free printable Grade 3 to Grade 5 social studies worksheet on settlement and the use of natural resources, aligned to C3 Framework indicator 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 students 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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Building From What Lies Beneath

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 beds near a city
  • Sand and gravel in a river terrace
  • A coalfield
  • Limestone in nearby hills
  • A.Concrete works beside the pits
  • B.Cement works and quarry settlements
  • C.Brickworks, and estates built of local brick
  • D.Pit villages, and fuel for the kilns nearby
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
  • Iron ore and coal in one district
  • Fast water in an upland valley
  • Flat well-drained land at a city edge
  • Deep water at a river mouth
  • A.Estates laid out street by street
  • B.A port, and warehouses for imported timber
  • C.A reservoir supplying the city below
  • D.Steelworks, and the town that grew around them

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Answer key — Building From What Lies Beneath

Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. Clay beds near a city — C (Brickworks, and estates built of local brick) 2. Sand and gravel in a river terrace — A (Concrete works beside the pits) 3. A coalfield — D (Pit villages, and fuel for the kilns nearby) 4. Limestone in nearby hills — B (Cement works and quarry settlements)
  2. 2.1. Iron ore and coal in one district — D (Steelworks, and the town that grew around them) 2. Fast water in an upland valley — C (A reservoir supplying the city below) 3. Flat well-drained land at a city edge — A (Estates laid out street by street) 4. Deep water at a river mouth — B (A port, and warehouses for imported timber)

Questions about Building From What Lies Beneath

What does the Building From What Lies Beneath worksheet cover?

It practices settlement and the use of natural resources — 2 questions for Grade 3 to Grade 5, all on C3 Framework D2.Geo.8.3-5: Explain how where people settle relates to the natural resources nearby. The instruction to students is “Draw a line from each resource to the settlement it made”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.

Which C3 Framework indicator does Building From What Lies Beneath practice?

D2.Geo.8.3-5, under Geography for Grade 3 to Grade 5. The published indicator reads: “Explain how human settlements and movements relate to the locations and use of various natural resources.” The worksheet assesses that indicator rather than a paraphrase of it.

What age or grade is this worksheet for?

Building From What Lies Beneath is written for Grade 3 to Grade 5, typically ages 40-41. It is one of the sheets on D2.Geo.8.3-5, so it suits any student working at that standard — including older students revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.

Does Building From What Lies Beneath come with an answer key?

Yes. All 2 answers are generated from the same problems as the questions, so the key cannot drift out of step with the sheet. It starts on a fresh sheet of paper, after the questions, so it is not handed out with the class by accident.

How many different versions of Building From What Lies Beneath can I print?

25 — one per student, and all 25 ask different questions. Set 1 downloads the whole class as a single PDF. Every version is fixed to its own address, so a sheet printed today holds the same problems when you reopen it next week.

Is Building From What Lies Beneath free to print and photocopy?

Yes. Building From What Lies Beneath, its answer key and its 25 versions are free to print and photocopy for your own class, with no account, no email capture and no subscription at the download step. Please do not resell them or republish them as your own.

Is there a lesson plan to teach D2.Geo.8.3-5?

Yes — “Building From What Lies Beneath” is a 55-minute Grade 3 to Grade 5 plan for D2.Geo.8.3-5, timed section by section, with the misconceptions to expect and an exit ticket. Building From What Lies Beneath is the practice that follows it.

More practice for D2.Geo.8.3-5

Explain how where people settle relates to the natural resources nearby.

Teaching this next? Building From What Lies Beneath is the 55-minute plan for it, with the misconceptions to expect.

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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.Geo.8.3-5 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.