Industry Insights

This worksheet is designed for students in Grades 5 and 6 to strengthen understanding of economic geography through an informational reading about Poland’s major industries. Learners read a passage explaining how agriculture, mining, shipbuilding, and technology contribute to Poland’s economy, then answer analysis questions in complete sentences using evidence from the text. The activity clearly connects physical geography, natural resources, and location to economic development and modern growth.

Learning Goals

• Economic Geography (Grades 5-6): Identify Poland’s major industries and understand their roles in the national economy.
• Human-Environment Interaction: Explain how fertile plains, mineral resources, and coastal access support agriculture, mining, and shipbuilding.
• Informational Text Analysis: Use details from the passage to answer questions accurately and thoughtfully.
• Evidence-Based Writing: Practice supporting explanations with specific information from the text.

Instructional Benefits

• Teacher-Created Resource: Designed to align with upper elementary social studies and ELA standards.
• Content-Rich Passage: Combines traditional industries with modern technology hubs for a balanced economic view.
• Analysis-Focused Questions: Encourages reasoning and explanation rather than surface-level recall.
• Flexible Use: Ideal for geography units, economics lessons, homework, assessments, or guided reading.

This printable worksheet helps students develop a deeper understanding of how geography and resources influence economic activity in Poland. By analyzing how traditional industries and modern technology work together, learners strengthen comprehension, critical thinking, and evidence-based writing skills. It’s a meaningful, no-prep resource that works well in both classroom instruction and homeschool learning, supporting real-world connections between geography and economics.

This worksheet is part of our Poland Worksheets collection.