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.
Iron ore and coal in one district
Limestone in nearby hills
Flat well-drained land at a city edge
Sand and gravel in a river terrace
A.Steelworks, and the town that grew round them
B.Estates laid out street by street
C.Concrete works beside the pits
D.Cement works and quarry settlements
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
A coalfield
Fast water in an upland valley
Clay beds near a city
Deep water at a river mouth
A.A reservoir supplying the city below
B.Brickworks, and estates built of local brick
C.Pit villages, and fuel for the kilns nearby
D.A port, and warehouses for imported timber
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Answer key — Building From What Lies Beneath
Set 25. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Iron ore and coal in one district — A (Steelworks, and the town that grew round them) 2. Limestone in nearby hills — D (Cement works and quarry settlements) 3. Flat well-drained land at a city edge — B (Estates laid out street by street) 4. Sand and gravel in a river terrace — C (Concrete works beside the pits)
2.1. A coalfield — C (Pit villages, and fuel for the kilns nearby) 2. Fast water in an upland valley — A (A reservoir supplying the city below) 3. Clay beds near a city — B (Brickworks, and estates built of local brick) 4. Deep water at a river mouth — D (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.