Building From What Lies Beneath 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.
Clay beds near a city
Sand and gravel in a river terrace
A coalfield
Limestone in nearby hills
A.Concrete works beside the pits
B.Cement works and quarry settlements
C.Brickworks, and estates built of local brick
D.Pit villages, and fuel for the kilns nearby
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
Iron ore and coal in one district
Fast water in an upland valley
Flat well-drained land at a city edge
Deep water at a river mouth
A.Estates laid out street by street
B.A port, and warehouses for imported timber
C.A reservoir supplying the city below
D.Steelworks, and the town that grew round them
LessonPrint · D2.Geo.8.3-5 · Set 1 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Building From What Lies Beneath
Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Clay beds near a city — C (Brickworks, and estates built of local brick) 2. Sand and gravel in a river terrace — A (Concrete works beside the pits) 3. A coalfield — D (Pit villages, and fuel for the kilns nearby) 4. Limestone in nearby hills — B (Cement works and quarry settlements)
2.1. Iron ore and coal in one district — D (Steelworks, and the town that grew round them) 2. Fast water in an upland valley — C (A reservoir supplying the city below) 3. Flat well-drained land at a city edge — A (Estates laid out street by street) 4. Deep water at a river mouth — B (A port, and warehouses for imported timber)
Questions about Building From What Lies Beneath
What does the Building From What Lies Beneath 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 Building From What Lies Beneath 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?
Building From What Lies Beneath 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 Building From What Lies Beneath 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 Building From What Lies Beneath 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 Building From What Lies Beneath free to print and photocopy?
Yes. Building From What Lies Beneath, 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 — “Building From What Lies Beneath” is a 55-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. Building From What Lies Beneath 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.