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Funnels, Barriers and Wires is a free printable Grade 3 to Grade 5 social studies worksheet on how place affects movement of people and goods, aligned to Common Core standard D2.Geo.7.3-5. 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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Funnels, Barriers and Wires

D2.Geo.7.3-5

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Draw a line from each feature to what follows.

1.Draw a line from each one to its match.
  • A telegraph line to the quay
  • A regional newspaper
  • An emigration agent in the high street
  • A weekly market in the mill town
  • A.Arguments about the wage cut reach every district
  • B.Buyers and carts converge one day in seven
  • C.Prices and news travel faster than any cargo
  • D.People leave the region for good
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
  • A single bridge over the estuary
  • A deep-water harbour
  • Dues charged on landed cargo
  • A steep unroaded ridge
  • A.Some shippers unload at the next port instead
  • B.All road traffic funnels through one crossing
  • C.Almost nothing crosses, and the two sides stay apart
  • D.Grain and timber arrive from across the sea

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Answer key — Funnels, Barriers and Wires

Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. A telegraph line to the quay — C (Prices and news travel faster than any cargo) 2. A regional newspaper — A (Arguments about the wage cut reach every district) 3. An emigration agent in the high street — D (People leave the region for good) 4. A weekly market in the mill town — B (Buyers and carts converge one day in seven)
  2. 2.1. A single bridge over the estuary — B (All road traffic funnels through one crossing) 2. A deep-water harbour — D (Grain and timber arrive from across the sea) 3. Dues charged on landed cargo — A (Some shippers unload at the next port instead) 4. A steep unroaded ridge — C (Almost nothing crosses, and the two sides stay apart)

Questions about Funnels, Barriers and Wires

What does the Funnels, Barriers and Wires worksheet cover?

It practises how place affects movement of people and goods — 2 questions for Grade 3 to Grade 5, all on Common Core D2.Geo.7.3-5: Explain how a place's character affects who and what moves through it. The instruction to pupils is “Draw a line from each feature to what follows”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.

Which Common Core standard does Funnels, Barriers and Wires practise?

D2.Geo.7.3-5 — D2.Geo.7.3-5, in the Geography domain for Grade 3 to Grade 5. The published standard reads: “Explain how cultural and environmental characteristics affect the distribution and movement of people, goods, and ideas.” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.

What age or grade is this worksheet for?

Funnels, Barriers and Wires is written for Grade 3 to Grade 5, typically ages 40-41. It is one of the sheets on D2.Geo.7.3-5, so it suits any pupil working at that standard — including older pupils revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.

Does Funnels, Barriers and Wires 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 Funnels, Barriers and Wires 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 Funnels, Barriers and Wires free to print and photocopy?

Yes. Funnels, Barriers and Wires, 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.7.3-5?

Yes — “Funnels, Barriers and Wires” is a 50-minute Grade 3 to Grade 5 plan for D2.Geo.7.3-5, timed section by section, with the misconceptions to expect and an exit ticket. Funnels, Barriers and Wires is the practice that follows it.

More practice for D2.Geo.7.3-5

Explain how a place's character affects who and what moves through it.

Teaching this next? Funnels, Barriers and Wires is the 50-minute plan for it, with the misconceptions to expect.

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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.Geo.7.3-5 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.