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5.48 Photographs and Satellite Images Worksheet

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This Grade 5 Social Studies worksheet provides structured practice on 5.48 Photographs and Satellite Images. Students are guided through targeted exercises that build foundational understanding, computational accuracy, and critical thinking skills.

Photographs and Satellite Images - Which option best demonstrates understanding of photographs and satellite images? (National Geography Standards 1–3, 7–8)

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Grade 5

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Social Studies

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Problem 1Difficulty: Mastery
Which statement best demonstrates expert use of photographs and satellite images?
AUse satellite images to locate patterns and changes across a wide area, then use photographs to confirm close-up conditions at specific sites
BUse whichever image was found first without checking the date
CUse satellite images only, because close details never matter
DUse photographs only, because wide patterns do not matter
Solution & Explanation:Expert use matches each image type to its strengths: satellite images for wide-area patterns and change, and photographs for close details.
Problem 2Difficulty: Mastery
Use the visuals of a coastal port with warehouses, rail lines, and shipping containers. What is the strongest conclusion?
AThe shipping containers are mountain peaks
BThe port is a transportation hub linking sea and land shipping
CThe port is mainly used for growing crops
DThe rail lines are natural rivers
Solution & Explanation:The photograph and satellite image together show ships, containers, warehouses, and rail lines, which support the idea of a transportation hub.
Problem 3Difficulty: Mastery
A student wants to prove that a new road caused habitat fragmentation. Which evidence plan best demonstrates understanding of image sources?
ACompare satellite images before and after construction, then use photographs to show the road cutting through habitat
BUse one photograph from before the road was built
CStudy only the weather on the day of construction
DUse only a table of road names
Solution & Explanation:The satellite images can show the habitat being split by the road over time, and photographs can document the road's effect at the site.

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This worksheet is designed specifically for Grade 5 Social Studies students. It aligns with educational standard National Geography Standards 1–3, 7–8 (Primary standard selected for prompt fields in this prompt cell: National Geography Standards 1–3, 7–8. Skill statement in this prompt cell: Which option best demonstrates understanding of photographs and satellite images? Associated standards listed with this skill in this prompt cell: National Geography Standards 1–3, 7–8. Use this prompt-provided wording as the supporting standard description for this workflow.).

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