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 Alps
The Sahara
The Outback
The Amazon
A.The dry, thinly settled middle of Australia
B.The largest hot desert in the world, across northern Africa
C.Snowy mountains in the middle of Europe
D.A huge river and rain forest in South America
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
The Great Barrier Reef
The Nile
The Great Lakes
The Antarctic ice sheet
A.A thick layer of ice covering almost all of the coldest continent
B.A long river that flows north through Africa to the Mediterranean Sea
C.Five large freshwater lakes; four lie on the US-Canada border
D.The world's largest coral reef, off the northeast coast of Australia
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Answer key — Continents: Land and Water
Set 15. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. The Alps — C (Snowy mountains in the middle of Europe) 2. The Sahara — B (The largest hot desert in the world, across northern Africa) 3. The Outback — A (The dry, thinly settled middle of Australia) 4. The Amazon — D (A huge river and rain forest in South America)
2.1. The Great Barrier Reef — D (The world's largest coral reef, off the northeast coast of Australia) 2. The Nile — B (A long river that flows north through Africa to the Mediterranean Sea) 3. The Great Lakes — C (Five large freshwater lakes; four lie on the US-Canada border) 4. The Antarctic ice sheet — A (A thick layer of ice covering almost all of the coldest continent)
Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.Geo.10.3-5 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.