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
NameDate
Draw a line from each resource to the settlement it made.
1.Draw a line from each one to its match.
A coalfield
Iron ore and coal in one district
Fast water in an upland valley
Sand and gravel in a river terrace
A.Pit villages, and fuel for the kilns nearby
B.A reservoir supplying the city below
C.Concrete works beside the pits
D.Steelworks, and the town that grew round them
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
Clay beds near a city
Limestone in nearby hills
Deep water at a river mouth
Flat well-drained land at a city edge
A.A port, and warehouses for imported timber
B.Cement works and quarry settlements
C.Estates laid out street by street
D.Brickworks, and estates built of local brick
LessonPrint · D2.Geo.8.3-5 · Set 23 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Building From What Lies Beneath
Set 23. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. A coalfield — A (Pit villages, and fuel for the kilns nearby) 2. Iron ore and coal in one district — D (Steelworks, and the town that grew round them) 3. Fast water in an upland valley — B (A reservoir supplying the city below) 4. Sand and gravel in a river terrace — C (Concrete works beside the pits)
2.1. Clay beds near a city — D (Brickworks, and estates built of local brick) 2. Limestone in nearby hills — B (Cement works and quarry settlements) 3. Deep water at a river mouth — A (A port, and warehouses for imported timber) 4. Flat well-drained land at a city edge — C (Estates laid out street by street)
More practice for D2.Geo.8.3-5
Explain how where people settle relates to the natural resources nearby.