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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 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.

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Villages Built on What Was There

D2.Geo.8.3-5

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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

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Answer key — Villages Built on What Was There

Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 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. 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 practices settlement and the use of natural 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 “Draw a line from each resource to the settlement it made”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.

Which C3 Framework indicator does Villages Built on What Was There 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?

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 student working at that standard — including older students 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 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 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.

Teaching this next? Villages Built on What Was There 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.8.3-5 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.