Sun, Sinking Air and Cold Water is a free printable Grade 3 to Grade 5 social studies worksheet on why environmental characteristics vary by region, aligned to Common Core standard D2.Geo.10.3-5. 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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Sun, Sinking Air and Cold Water
D2.Geo.10.3-5
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Draw a line from each region to what it is like.
1.Draw a line from each one to its match.
The equatorial belt
A coast beside a cold current
A monsoon coast
A continental interior
A.Fog rather than rain, and desert inland
B.Constant heat and heavy rain, with rainforest
C.One drenching season and one dry season a year
D.Hot summers, hard winters, and low rainfall
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
The high latitudes
A high plateau in the tropics
A western maritime coast
The tropical desert belts
A.Sinking dry air, so almost no rain falls
B.Tropical latitude with a temperate climate
C.Mild wet weather in every season
D.Low sun all year, ice, and treeless ground
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Answer key — Sun, Sinking Air and Cold Water
Set 10. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. The equatorial belt — B (Constant heat and heavy rain, with rainforest) 2. A coast beside a cold current — A (Fog rather than rain, and desert inland) 3. A monsoon coast — C (One drenching season and one dry season a year) 4. A continental interior — D (Hot summers, hard winters, and low rainfall)
2.1. The high latitudes — D (Low sun all year, ice, and treeless ground) 2. A high plateau in the tropics — B (Tropical latitude with a temperate climate) 3. A western maritime coast — C (Mild wet weather in every season) 4. The tropical desert belts — A (Sinking dry air, so almost no rain falls)
More practice for D2.Geo.10.3-5
Explain why the natural world differs from one world region to another.