Villages Built on What Was There is a free printable Grade 3 to Grade 5 social studies worksheet on settlement and the use of natural resources, aligned to Common Core standard 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 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.
Draw a line from each resource to the settlement it made.
1.Draw a line from each one to its match.
Deep water in a sheltered bay
Rich reclaimed marsh
Coal measures under the district
Standing timber in the uplands
A.Sawmills and a yard for shipbuilding
B.A quay, warehouses and dockers' houses
C.Large farms with few but bigger holdings
D.Pit rows and a colliery village
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
Clay under the low fields
Fast water in a gorge
A spring line on the hillside
Limestone in the ridge
A.Water mills and the cottages beside them
B.Villages strung along one contour
C.Brickworks and kilns beside the pits
D.Quarries and lime kilns above the town
LessonPrint · D2.Geo.8.3-5 · Set 1 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Villages Built on What Was There
Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Deep water in a sheltered bay — B (A quay, warehouses and dockers' houses) 2. Rich reclaimed marsh — C (Large farms with few but bigger holdings) 3. Coal measures under the district — D (Pit rows and a colliery village) 4. Standing timber in the uplands — A (Sawmills and a yard for shipbuilding)
2.1. Clay under the low fields — C (Brickworks and kilns beside the pits) 2. Fast water in a gorge — A (Water mills and the cottages beside them) 3. A spring line on the hillside — B (Villages strung along one contour) 4. Limestone in the ridge — D (Quarries and lime kilns above the town)
Questions about Villages Built on What Was There
What does the Villages Built on What Was There worksheet cover?
It practises settlement and the use of natural resources — 2 questions for Grade 3 to Grade 5, all on Common Core D2.Geo.8.3-5: Explain how where people settle relates to the natural resources nearby. The instruction to pupils is “Draw a line from each resource to the settlement it made”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.
Which Common Core standard does Villages Built on What Was There practise?
D2.Geo.8.3-5 — D2.Geo.8.3-5, in the Geography domain for Grade 3 to Grade 5. The published standard reads: “Explain how human settlements and movements relate to the locations and use of various natural resources.” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.
What age or grade is this worksheet for?
Villages Built on What Was There 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 pupil working at that standard — including older pupils revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.
Does Villages Built on What Was There 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 Villages Built on What Was There 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 Villages Built on What Was There free to print and photocopy?
Yes. Villages Built on What Was There, 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.8.3-5?
Yes — “Villages Built on What Was There” is a 50-minute Grade 3 to Grade 5 plan for D2.Geo.8.3-5, timed section by section, with the misconceptions to expect and an exit ticket. Villages Built on What Was There is the practice that follows it.
More practice for D2.Geo.8.3-5
Explain how where people settle relates to the natural resources nearby.