Living With the Land is a free printable Grade 3 to Grade 5 social studies worksheet on how a nation's settlements used local resources, aligned to C3 Framework indicator D2.Geo.8.3-5. 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 students 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.
Read each information text, then answer the questions.
1.Read the information text, then answer the questions.
The Cherokee and the Southern Mountains
An information text written for this worksheet.
The Cherokee homelands were in the mountains and river valleys of the Southeast, in parts of what are now Georgia, North Carolina, Tennessee and nearby states. The land had rich soil, warm summers and plenty of rain.
Cherokee families lived in towns beside rivers and farmed corn, beans and squash in the fertile river valleys. They hunted deer in the forests and gathered nuts and berries.
In the early 1820s, a Cherokee man named Sequoyah created a writing system for the Cherokee language, and soon many Cherokee could read and write it.
In 1838 and 1839, the United States government forced most Cherokee people from their homelands to land in what is now Oklahoma. Thousands died on the journey, now called the Trail of Tears.
Today the Cherokee Nation, the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians and the United Keetoowah Band each have their own government.
1. Why did Cherokee towns stand beside rivers?
2. What is the forced journey to Oklahoma now called?
3. What did Sequoyah create?
2.Read the information text, then answer the questions.
The Tlingit and the Northwest Coast
An information text written for this worksheet.
The Tlingit live along the coast and islands of southeastern Alaska, where thick forests of cedar and spruce grow beside the sea. Rain falls often, and the ocean and rivers are full of fish.
Every summer, salmon swim up the rivers to lay their eggs. Tlingit families have long caught and dried salmon to eat through the winter.
Because the forests had huge, straight trees, the Tlingit built large plank houses of wood, where several related families lived. They carved canoes from single logs to travel the coast.
Totem poles carved from cedar tell the histories of families and clans. Today many Tlingit communities have their own tribal governments.
1. Which natural resources were most important to the Tlingit?
2. Why did Tlingit families dry salmon in summer?
3. When do salmon swim up the rivers?
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Answer key — Living With the Land
Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. The rivers gave water, and the fertile valley land was good for farming. 2. The Trail of Tears. 3. A writing system for the Cherokee language.
2.1. Salmon from the rivers and wood from the cedar and spruce forests. 2. To eat the salmon through the winter. 3. Every summer.
Questions about Living With the Land
What does the Living With the Land worksheet cover?
It practices how a nation's settlements used local resources — 2 questions for Grade 3 to Grade 5, all on C3 Framework D2.Geo.8.3-5: Explain how where people settle relates to the natural resources nearby. The instruction to students is “Read each information text, then answer the questions”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.
Which C3 Framework indicator does Living With the Land practice?
D2.Geo.8.3-5, under Geography for Grade 3 to Grade 5. The published indicator reads: “Explain how human settlements and movements relate to the locations and use of various natural resources.” The worksheet assesses that indicator rather than a paraphrase of it.
What age or grade is this worksheet for?
Living With the Land is written for Grade 3 to Grade 5, typically ages 40-41. It is one of the sheets on D2.Geo.8.3-5, so it suits any student working at that standard — including older students revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.
Does Living With the Land 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 Living With the Land can I print?
25 — one per student, 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 Living With the Land free to print and photocopy?
Yes. Living With the Land, 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.
More practice for D2.Geo.8.3-5
Explain how where people settle relates to the natural resources nearby.