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Corn Belt, Sun Belt and Rust Belt is a free printable Grade 3 to Grade 5 social studies worksheet on named regions of the US and what they produce, aligned to C3 Framework indicator D2.Geo.11.3-5. 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 students 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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Corn Belt, Sun Belt and Rust Belt

D2.Geo.11.3-5

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Draw a line from each region to its description.

1.Draw a line from each one to its match.
  • The Four Corners
  • New England
  • The Sun Belt
  • The Wheat Belt
  • A.Fast-growing southern and western states with warm winters
  • B.Six northeastern states from Maine to Connecticut, long known for fishing and shipbuilding
  • C.Great Plains states such as Kansas that grow much of the nation's wheat
  • D.Where Arizona, New Mexico, Utah and Colorado meet, on Navajo and Ute Mountain Ute lands
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
  • The Mid-Atlantic
  • The Corn Belt
  • The Cotton Belt
  • Appalachia
  • A.Midwestern farm states that grow corn and soybeans and raise hogs
  • B.Southern states where cotton was once the main crop
  • C.A mountain region in the East long known for coal mining
  • D.States such as New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania between New England and the South

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Answer key — Corn Belt, Sun Belt and Rust Belt

Set 8. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. The Four Corners — D (Where Arizona, New Mexico, Utah and Colorado meet, on Navajo and Ute Mountain Ute lands) 2. New England — B (Six northeastern states from Maine to Connecticut, long known for fishing and shipbuilding) 3. The Sun Belt — A (Fast-growing southern and western states with warm winters) 4. The Wheat Belt — C (Great Plains states such as Kansas that grow much of the nation's wheat)
  2. 2.1. The Mid-Atlantic — D (States such as New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania between New England and the South) 2. The Corn Belt — A (Midwestern farm states that grow corn and soybeans and raise hogs) 3. The Cotton Belt — B (Southern states where cotton was once the main crop) 4. Appalachia — C (A mountain region in the East long known for coal mining)

Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.Geo.11.3-5 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.