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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 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
2.Why do most people in Egypt live along the Nile River?
  • A.Mountains cover the rest of Egypt
  • B.The river gives water for drinking and farming in a desert
  • C.The river is frozen all year
3.Why do most Canadians live in the south of Canada, near the US border?
  • A.The south is covered by glaciers
  • B.The south is warmer and better for farming
  • C.The north has more cities
4.Europe is small but has many people. What helped people settle there?
  • A.A mild climate and good farmland
  • B.Thick ice sheets
  • C.Almost no rain anywhere
5.Which continent has the most people?
  • A.Australia
  • B.Antarctica
  • C.Asia
6.Which continent has no permanent residents, only visiting scientists?
  • A.Europe
  • B.Africa
  • C.Antarctica
7.Why do few people live in the Outback of Australia?
  • A.It is very dry and hot
  • B.It is under the sea
  • C.It is covered by one big city
8.Which is the smallest continent?
  • A.Africa
  • B.Australia
  • C.Asia

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Answer key — Continents: Where People Live

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  1. 1.It is cold and steep, and hard to farm
  2. 2.The river gives water for drinking and farming in a desert
  3. 3.The south is warmer and better for farming
  4. 4.A mild climate and good farmland
  5. 5.Asia
  6. 6.Antarctica
  7. 7.It is very dry and hot
  8. 8.Australia

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