Grade 2 · Social Studies · Challenge
Free World Geography & Resources worksheet - version 17
Grade 2 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 2 · Stretch challenge · 8 questions · Version PG-1B9QL28-1HSM
1.What is longitude?
2.What is a mountain range?
3.Why do settlements form near rivers?
4.What is a renewable resource?
5.What is latitude?
6.How can mountains make a rain shadow?
7.What does map scale show?
8.How do weather and climate differ?
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 17
- What is longitude?Distance east or west of the prime meridian
- What is a mountain range?A connected group of mountains
- Why do settlements form near rivers?Water, transport, food, and fertile land
- What is a renewable resource?One replenished naturally on a human time scale
- What is latitude?Distance north or south of the equator
- How can mountains make a rain shadow?Air loses moisture, then descends drier
- What does map scale show?Map distance compared with real distance
- How do weather and climate differ?Weather is short-term; climate is long-term
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.