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