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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 Outback
  • The Nile
  • The Andes
  • The Mississippi River
  • A.A long river that flows north through Africa to the Mediterranean Sea
  • B.The dry, thinly settled middle of Australia
  • C.A great river flowing south through the middle of the United States
  • D.The longest mountain range on land, along western South America
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
  • The Amazon
  • The Sahara
  • The Great Lakes
  • The Antarctic ice sheet
  • A.Five large freshwater lakes; four lie on the US-Canada border
  • B.The largest hot desert in the world, across northern Africa
  • C.A thick layer of ice covering almost all of the coldest continent
  • D.A huge river and rain forest in South America

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Answer key — Continents: Land and Water

Set 2. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. The Outback — B (The dry, thinly settled middle of Australia) 2. The Nile — A (A long river that flows north through Africa to the Mediterranean Sea) 3. The Andes — D (The longest mountain range on land, along western South America) 4. The Mississippi River — C (A great river flowing south through the middle of the United States)
  2. 2.1. The Amazon — D (A huge river and rain forest in South America) 2. The Sahara — B (The largest hot desert in the world, across northern Africa) 3. The Great Lakes — A (Five large freshwater lakes; four lie on the US-Canada border) 4. The Antarctic ice sheet — C (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.