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Continents: Land and Water is a free printable Grade 3 to Grade 5 social studies worksheet on the physical features of each continent, aligned to C3 Framework indicator D2.Geo.10.3-5. It prints 2 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two students in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.

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Continents: Land and Water

D2.Geo.10.3-5

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Draw a line from each feature to its description.

1.Draw a line from each one to its match.
  • The Antarctic ice sheet
  • The Great Barrier Reef
  • The Gobi
  • The Mississippi River
  • A.A thick layer of ice covering almost all of the coldest continent
  • B.A great river flowing south through the middle of the United States
  • C.A cold desert in Asia
  • D.The world's largest coral reef, off the northeast coast of Australia
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
  • The Himalayas
  • The Nile
  • The Sahara
  • The Great Lakes
  • A.The highest mountain range, home to Mount Everest, in Asia
  • B.The largest hot desert in the world, across northern Africa
  • C.Five large freshwater lakes; four lie on the US-Canada border
  • D.A long river that flows north through Africa to the Mediterranean Sea

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Answer key — Continents: Land and Water

Set 14. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. The Antarctic ice sheet — A (A thick layer of ice covering almost all of the coldest continent) 2. The Great Barrier Reef — D (The world's largest coral reef, off the northeast coast of Australia) 3. The Gobi — C (A cold desert in Asia) 4. The Mississippi River — B (A great river flowing south through the middle of the United States)
  2. 2.1. The Himalayas — A (The highest mountain range, home to Mount Everest, in Asia) 2. The Nile — D (A long river that flows north through Africa to the Mediterranean Sea) 3. The Sahara — B (The largest hot desert in the world, across northern Africa) 4. The Great Lakes — C (Five large freshwater lakes; four lie on the US-Canada border)

Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.Geo.10.3-5 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.