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
The high latitudes
The tropical desert belts
A continental interior
A.Sinking dry air, so almost no rain falls
B.Hot summers, hard winters, and low rainfall
C.Low sun all year, ice, and treeless ground
D.Constant heat and heavy rain, with rainforest
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
A western maritime coast
A high plateau in the tropics
A coast beside a cold current
A monsoon coast
A.Fog rather than rain, and desert inland
B.Mild wet weather in every season
C.One drenching season and one dry season a year
D.Tropical latitude with a temperate climate
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Answer key — Sun, Sinking Air and Cold Water
Set 11. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. The equatorial belt — D (Constant heat and heavy rain, with rainforest) 2. The high latitudes — C (Low sun all year, ice, and treeless ground) 3. The tropical desert belts — A (Sinking dry air, so almost no rain falls) 4. A continental interior — B (Hot summers, hard winters, and low rainfall)
2.1. A western maritime coast — B (Mild wet weather in every season) 2. A high plateau in the tropics — D (Tropical latitude with a temperate climate) 3. A coast beside a cold current — A (Fog rather than rain, and desert inland) 4. A monsoon coast — C (One drenching season and one dry season a year)
More practice for D2.Geo.10.3-5
Explain why the natural world differs from one world region to another.