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 high latitudes
A high plateau in the tropics
The equatorial belt
A western maritime coast
A.Constant heat and heavy rain, with rainforest
B.Low sun all year, ice, and treeless ground
C.Tropical latitude with a temperate climate
D.Mild wet weather in every season
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
A continental interior
A coast beside a cold current
A monsoon coast
The tropical desert belts
A.Fog rather than rain, and desert inland
B.One drenching season and one dry season a year
C.Sinking dry air, so almost no rain falls
D.Hot summers, hard winters, and low rainfall
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Answer key — Sun, Sinking Air and Cold Water
Set 16. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. The high latitudes — B (Low sun all year, ice, and treeless ground) 2. A high plateau in the tropics — C (Tropical latitude with a temperate climate) 3. The equatorial belt — A (Constant heat and heavy rain, with rainforest) 4. A western maritime coast — D (Mild wet weather in every season)
2.1. A continental interior — D (Hot summers, hard winters, and low rainfall) 2. A coast beside a cold current — A (Fog rather than rain, and desert inland) 3. A monsoon coast — B (One drenching season and one dry season a year) 4. The tropical desert belts — C (Sinking dry air, so almost no rain falls)
More practice for D2.Geo.10.3-5
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