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Cleared Land and Standing Homes is a free printable Grade 3 to Grade 5 social studies worksheet on location and environmental characteristics, aligned to Common Core standard D2.Geo.2.3-5. 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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Cleared Land and Standing Homes

D2.Geo.2.3-5

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Draw a line from each place to what follows from it.

1.Draw a line from each one to its match.
  • A port with deep water
  • A city centre flattened by bombing
  • A city hemmed in by hills
  • A district built on clay
  • A.Timber and machine tools can be landed in bulk
  • B.Nowhere to spread, so building must go upward
  • C.Bricks made close to where they are laid
  • D.Cleared land available, and the greatest need beside it
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
  • A village untouched by the war
  • A hillside above a city
  • A river valley liable to flood
  • A coalfield district
  • A.Fuel for the brickworks at the door
  • B.Cleared land that nobody should rebuild on
  • C.Building costs more, and every home has a view
  • D.Homes standing, and no claim on scarce materials

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Answer key — Cleared Land and Standing Homes

Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. A port with deep water — A (Timber and machine tools can be landed in bulk) 2. A city centre flattened by bombing — D (Cleared land available, and the greatest need beside it) 3. A city hemmed in by hills — B (Nowhere to spread, so building must go upward) 4. A district built on clay — C (Bricks made close to where they are laid)
  2. 2.1. A village untouched by the war — D (Homes standing, and no claim on scarce materials) 2. A hillside above a city — C (Building costs more, and every home has a view) 3. A river valley liable to flood — B (Cleared land that nobody should rebuild on) 4. A coalfield district — A (Fuel for the brickworks at the door)

Questions about Cleared Land and Standing Homes

What does the Cleared Land and Standing Homes worksheet cover?

It practises location and environmental characteristics — 2 questions for Grade 3 to Grade 5, all on Common Core D2.Geo.2.3-5: Use maps and satellite images to explain how where a place is shapes what it is like. The instruction to pupils is “Draw a line from each place to what follows from it”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.

Which Common Core standard does Cleared Land and Standing Homes practise?

D2.Geo.2.3-5 — D2.Geo.2.3-5, in the Geography domain for Grade 3 to Grade 5. The published standard reads: “Use maps, satellite images, photographs, and other representations to explain relationships between the locations of places and regions and their environmental characteristics.” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.

What age or grade is this worksheet for?

Cleared Land and Standing Homes is written for Grade 3 to Grade 5, typically ages 40-41. It is one of the sheets on D2.Geo.2.3-5, so it suits any pupil working at that standard — including older pupils revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.

Does Cleared Land and Standing Homes come with an answer key?

Yes. All 2 answers are generated from the same problems as the questions, so the key cannot drift out of step with the sheet. It starts on a fresh sheet of paper, after the questions, so it is not handed out with the class by accident.

How many different versions of Cleared Land and Standing Homes can I print?

25 — one per pupil, and all 25 ask different questions. Set 1 downloads the whole class as a single PDF. Every version is fixed to its own address, so a sheet printed today holds the same problems when you reopen it next week.

Is Cleared Land and Standing Homes free to print and photocopy?

Yes. Cleared Land and Standing Homes, its answer key and its 25 versions are free to print and photocopy for your own class, with no account, no email capture and no subscription at the download step. Please do not resell them or republish them as your own.

Is there a lesson plan to teach D2.Geo.2.3-5?

Yes — “Cleared Land and Standing Homes” is a 55-minute Grade 3 to Grade 5 plan for D2.Geo.2.3-5, timed section by section, with the misconceptions to expect and an exit ticket. Cleared Land and Standing Homes is the practice that follows it.

More practice for D2.Geo.2.3-5

Use maps and satellite images to explain how where a place is shapes what it is like.

Teaching this next? Cleared Land and Standing Homes is the 55-minute plan for it, with the misconceptions to expect.

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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.Geo.2.3-5 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.