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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 Gobi
  • The Great Barrier Reef
  • The Andes
  • A.The world's largest coral reef, off the northeast coast of Australia
  • B.The longest mountain range on land, along western South America
  • C.The dry, thinly settled middle of Australia
  • D.A cold desert in Asia
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
  • The Antarctic ice sheet
  • The Great Lakes
  • The Sahara
  • The Amazon
  • A.A thick layer of ice covering almost all of the coldest continent
  • B.Five large freshwater lakes; four lie on the US-Canada border
  • C.The largest hot desert in the world, across northern Africa
  • D.A huge river and rain forest in South America

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Answer key — Continents: Land and Water

Set 8. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. The Outback — C (The dry, thinly settled middle of Australia) 2. The Gobi — D (A cold desert in Asia) 3. The Great Barrier Reef — A (The world's largest coral reef, off the northeast coast of Australia) 4. The Andes — B (The longest mountain range on land, along western South America)
  2. 2.1. The Antarctic ice sheet — A (A thick layer of ice covering almost all of the coldest continent) 2. The Great Lakes — B (Five large freshwater lakes; four lie on the US-Canada border) 3. The Sahara — C (The largest hot desert in the world, across northern Africa) 4. The Amazon — D (A huge river and rain forest in South America)

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