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 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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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.
Flat well-drained land at a city edge
Iron ore and coal in one district
Clay beds near a city
Fast water in an upland valley
A.Steelworks, and the town that grew round them
B.A reservoir supplying the city below
C.Brickworks, and estates built of local brick
D.Estates laid out street by street
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
Sand and gravel in a river terrace
A coalfield
Limestone in nearby hills
Deep water at a river mouth
A.Pit villages, and fuel for the kilns nearby
B.A port, and warehouses for imported timber
C.Cement works and quarry settlements
D.Concrete works beside the pits
LessonPrint · D2.Geo.8.3-5 · Set 16 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Building From What Lies Beneath
Set 16. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Flat well-drained land at a city edge — D (Estates laid out street by street) 2. Iron ore and coal in one district — A (Steelworks, and the town that grew round them) 3. Clay beds near a city — C (Brickworks, and estates built of local brick) 4. Fast water in an upland valley — B (A reservoir supplying the city below)
2.1. Sand and gravel in a river terrace — D (Concrete works beside the pits) 2. A coalfield — A (Pit villages, and fuel for the kilns nearby) 3. Limestone in nearby hills — C (Cement works and quarry settlements) 4. Deep water at a river mouth — B (A port, and warehouses for imported timber)
More practice for D2.Geo.8.3-5
Explain how where people settle relates to the natural resources nearby.