Grade 5 · Social Studies · Building Confidence
Free World Geography & Resources worksheet - version 8
Grade 5 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 5 · Building confidence · 8 questions · Version PG-11D60DZ-14AK
1.How can GIS help?
2.What is longitude?
3.Why do settlements form near rivers?
4.How can mountains make a rain shadow?
5.What is a renewable resource?
6.What is latitude?
7.What is population density?
8.What is cultural diffusion?
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 8
- How can GIS help?It layers and analyzes location data
- What is longitude?Distance east or west of the prime meridian
- Why do settlements form near rivers?Water, transport, food, and fertile land
- How can mountains make a rain shadow?Air loses moisture, then descends drier
- What is a renewable resource?One replenished naturally on a human time scale
- What is latitude?Distance north or south of the equator
- What is population density?People per unit of area
- What is cultural diffusion?Ideas and practices spreading between cultures
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.