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
Clay beds near a city
Deep water at a river mouth
A.Brickworks, and estates built of local brick
B.Steelworks, and the town that grew round them
C.A port, and warehouses for imported timber
D.Pit villages, and fuel for the kilns nearby
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
Limestone in nearby hills
Flat well-drained land at a city edge
Sand and gravel in a river terrace
Fast water in an upland valley
A.Cement works and quarry settlements
B.Concrete works beside the pits
C.Estates laid out street by street
D.A reservoir supplying the city below
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Answer key — Building From What Lies Beneath
Set 7. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. A coalfield — D (Pit villages, and fuel for the kilns nearby) 2. Iron ore and coal in one district — B (Steelworks, and the town that grew round them) 3. Clay beds near a city — A (Brickworks, and estates built of local brick) 4. Deep water at a river mouth — C (A port, and warehouses for imported timber)
2.1. Limestone in nearby hills — A (Cement works and quarry settlements) 2. Flat well-drained land at a city edge — C (Estates laid out street by street) 3. Sand and gravel in a river terrace — B (Concrete works beside the pits) 4. Fast water in an upland valley — D (A reservoir supplying the city below)
More practice for D2.Geo.8.3-5
Explain how where people settle relates to the natural resources nearby.