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.
Fast water in an upland valley
A coalfield
Clay beds near a city
Limestone in nearby hills
A.Brickworks, and estates built of local brick
B.A reservoir supplying the city below
C.Cement works and quarry settlements
D.Pit villages, and fuel for the kilns nearby
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
Deep water at a river mouth
Sand and gravel in a river terrace
Flat well-drained land at a city edge
Iron ore and coal in one district
A.A port, and warehouses for imported timber
B.Estates laid out street by street
C.Concrete works beside the pits
D.Steelworks, and the town that grew round them
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Answer key — Building From What Lies Beneath
Set 8. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Fast water in an upland valley — B (A reservoir supplying the city below) 2. A coalfield — D (Pit villages, and fuel for the kilns nearby) 3. Clay beds near a city — A (Brickworks, and estates built of local brick) 4. Limestone in nearby hills — C (Cement works and quarry settlements)
2.1. Deep water at a river mouth — A (A port, and warehouses for imported timber) 2. Sand and gravel in a river terrace — C (Concrete works beside the pits) 3. Flat well-drained land at a city edge — B (Estates laid out street by street) 4. Iron ore and coal in one district — D (Steelworks, and the town that grew round them)
More practice for D2.Geo.8.3-5
Explain how where people settle relates to the natural resources nearby.