Our Region and the World is a free printable Kindergarten to Grade 2 social studies worksheet on characteristics of world regions, aligned to Common Core standard D2.Geo.10.K-2. 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.
Set 1 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.
LessonPrint · D2.Geo.10.K-2 · Set 1 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Our Region and the World
Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. The uplands above the valley — D (Sheep pasture and thin soil) 2. The coalfield to the north — A (Mining towns and railways) 3. The coast, two hours away — C (Fishing ports and harbours) 4. A tropical region — B (Hot and wet, where tea and cocoa grow)
2.1. A desert region — B (Very dry, with settlements near water) 2. A Mediterranean country — C (Warm enough to grow oranges all year) 3. A great river delta — D (Flat, fertile and often flooded) 4. The far north — A (Frozen for much of the year)
Questions about Our Region and the World
What does the Our Region and the World worksheet cover?
It practises characteristics of world regions — 2 questions for Kindergarten to Grade 2, all on Common Core D2.Geo.10.K-2: Describe how different parts of the world change. The instruction to pupils is “Draw a line from each place to what it is like”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.
Which Common Core standard does Our Region and the World practise?
D2.Geo.10.K-2 — D2.Geo.10.K-2, in the Geography domain for Kindergarten to Grade 2. The published standard reads: “Describe changes in the physical and cultural characteristics of various world regions.” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.
What age or grade is this worksheet for?
Our Region and the World is written for Kindergarten to Grade 2, typically ages 7-8. It is one of the sheets on D2.Geo.10.K-2, so it suits any pupil working at that standard — including older pupils revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.
Does Our Region and the World come with an answer key?
Yes. All 2 answers are generated from the same problems as the questions, so the key cannot drift out of step with the sheet. It starts on a fresh sheet of paper, after the questions, so it is not handed out with the class by accident.
How many different versions of Our Region and the World can I print?
25 — one per pupil, and all 25 ask different questions. Set 1 downloads the whole class as a single PDF. Every version is fixed to its own address, so a sheet printed today holds the same problems when you reopen it next week.
Is Our Region and the World free to print and photocopy?
Yes. Our Region and the World, its answer key and its 25 versions are free to print and photocopy for your own class, with no account, no email capture and no subscription at the download step. Please do not resell them or republish them as your own.
Is there a lesson plan to teach D2.Geo.10.K-2?
Yes — “Our Region and the World” is a 40-minute Kindergarten to Grade 2 plan for D2.Geo.10.K-2, timed section by section, with the misconceptions to expect and an exit ticket. Our Region and the World is the practice that follows it.
More practice for D2.Geo.10.K-2
Describe how different parts of the world change.
Teaching this next? Our Region and the World is the 40-minute plan for it, with the misconceptions to expect.