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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.Which continent has the second most people?
  • A.Australia
  • B.Antarctica
  • C.Africa
2.Why have many large cities grown up beside rivers and coasts?
  • A.Coasts have no weather
  • B.Rivers keep people away
  • C.Water helps with trade, travel, drinking and farming
3.Why do few people live in the Outback of Australia?
  • A.It is covered by one big city
  • B.It is very dry and hot
  • C.It is under the sea
4.Why do few people live high in the Himalayas?
  • A.It is cold and steep, and hard to farm
  • B.It is too hot and wet
  • C.It is too flat
5.Which continent has no permanent residents, only visiting scientists?
  • A.Europe
  • B.Antarctica
  • C.Africa
6.Why do most people in Egypt live along the Nile River?
  • A.Mountains cover the rest of Egypt
  • B.The river is frozen all year
  • C.The river gives water for drinking and farming in a desert
7.Which is the smallest continent?
  • A.Asia
  • B.Australia
  • C.Africa
8.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

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Answer key — Continents: Where People Live

Set 17. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.Africa
  2. 2.Water helps with trade, travel, drinking and farming
  3. 3.It is very dry and hot
  4. 4.It is cold and steep, and hard to farm
  5. 5.Antarctica
  6. 6.The river gives water for drinking and farming in a desert
  7. 7.Australia
  8. 8.The south is warmer and better for farming

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