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.
A western maritime coast
The high latitudes
A monsoon coast
A high plateau in the tropics
A.Tropical latitude with a temperate climate
B.One drenching season and one dry season a year
C.Mild wet weather in every season
D.Low sun all year, ice, and treeless ground
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
The equatorial belt
A continental interior
A coast beside a cold current
The tropical desert belts
A.Constant heat and heavy rain, with rainforest
B.Fog rather than rain, and desert inland
C.Hot summers, hard winters, and low rainfall
D.Sinking dry air, so almost no rain falls
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Answer key — Sun, Sinking Air and Cold Water
Set 22. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. A western maritime coast — C (Mild wet weather in every season) 2. The high latitudes — D (Low sun all year, ice, and treeless ground) 3. A monsoon coast — B (One drenching season and one dry season a year) 4. A high plateau in the tropics — A (Tropical latitude with a temperate climate)
2.1. The equatorial belt — A (Constant heat and heavy rain, with rainforest) 2. A continental interior — C (Hot summers, hard winters, and low rainfall) 3. A coast beside a cold current — B (Fog rather than rain, and desert inland) 4. The tropical desert belts — D (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.