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Continents: Where People Live is a free printable Grade 3 to Grade 5 social studies worksheet on comparing where people live across the continents, aligned to C3 Framework indicator D2.Geo.6.3-5. It prints 8 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: Where People Live

D2.Geo.6.3-5

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1.Why do most people in Egypt live along the Nile River?
  • A.The river is frozen all year
  • B.Mountains cover the rest of Egypt
  • C.The river gives water for drinking and farming in a desert
2.Europe is small but has many people. What helped people settle there?
  • A.Thick ice sheets
  • B.Almost no rain anywhere
  • C.A mild climate and good farmland
3.Why are there many farms on the plains of North America?
  • A.The plains are under water
  • B.The land is flat, with rich soil
  • C.The land is covered in ice
4.Why do few people live high in the Himalayas?
  • A.It is too flat
  • B.It is too hot and wet
  • C.It is cold and steep, and hard to farm
5.Why have many large cities grown up beside rivers and coasts?
  • A.Coasts have no weather
  • B.Water helps with trade, travel, drinking and farming
  • C.Rivers keep people away
6.Why do most Canadians live in the south of Canada, near the US border?
  • A.The south is warmer and better for farming
  • B.The north has more cities
  • C.The south is covered by glaciers
7.Why do very few people live in the middle of the Sahara?
  • A.It is covered in ice
  • B.It is too crowded
  • C.There is very little water
8.Which is the smallest continent?
  • A.Africa
  • B.Asia
  • C.Australia

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Answer key — Continents: Where People Live

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  1. 1.The river gives water for drinking and farming in a desert
  2. 2.A mild climate and good farmland
  3. 3.The land is flat, with rich soil
  4. 4.It is cold and steep, and hard to farm
  5. 5.Water helps with trade, travel, drinking and farming
  6. 6.The south is warmer and better for farming
  7. 7.There is very little water
  8. 8.Australia

Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.Geo.6.3-5 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.