Grade 4 · Social Studies · Challenge
Free World Geography & Resources worksheet - version 12
Grade 4 world geography & resources practice with original questions, explanations, and difficulty-matched printable versions. This printable version includes 8 grade-appropriate questions and a separate answer sheet.
World Geography & Resources
Grade 4 · Stretch challenge · 8 questions · Version PG-YP7SQH-1PBD
1.What is latitude?
2.How can GIS help?
3.What is a renewable resource?
4.Why do settlements form near rivers?
5.What is population density?
6.How can mountains make a rain shadow?
7.What is longitude?
8.What is urbanization?
Answers and teaching notes
Use the answers to check the work after the learner finishes. For writing prompts, the guide describes what a strong response should include.
Show answers for version 12
- What is latitude?Distance north or south of the equator
- How can GIS help?It layers and analyzes location data
- What is a renewable resource?One replenished naturally on a human time scale
- Why do settlements form near rivers?Water, transport, food, and fertile land
- What is population density?People per unit of area
- How can mountains make a rain shadow?Air loses moisture, then descends drier
- What is longitude?Distance east or west of the prime meridian
- What is urbanization?Growth in the share of people living in cities
Worked example
Use map tools and features to explain location, movement, and resource use.
Common mistake
Reading a symbol without checking title, legend, direction, and scale.
Helpful hint
Start with the map title and legend.