Home / Social Studies / Printables / Grade 3 to Grade 5 / Continents: Where People Live 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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Circle the best answer.
1. Which continent has the most people?
A. Asia B. Australia C. Antarctica 2. Which continent has the second most people?
A. Africa B. Antarctica C. Australia 3. Which continent has no permanent residents, only visiting scientists?
A. Europe B. Africa C. Antarctica 4. Why are there many farms on the plains of North America?
A. The land is flat, with rich soil B. The land is covered in ice C. The plains are under water 5. Why have many large cities grown up beside rivers and coasts?
A. Rivers keep people away B. Water helps with trade, travel, drinking and farming C. Coasts have no weather 6. Why do few people live in the Outback of Australia?
A. It is under the sea B. It is very dry and hot C. It is covered by one big city 7. Which is the smallest continent?
A. Asia B. Australia C. Africa 8. Europe is small but has many people. What helped people settle there?
A. Almost no rain anywhere B. A mild climate and good farmland C. Thick ice sheets LessonPrint · D2.Geo.6.3-5 · Set 25 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Continents: Where People Live Set 25. Prints on its own sheet.
1. Asia 2. Africa 3. Antarctica 4. The land is flat, with rich soil 5. Water helps with trade, travel, drinking and farming 6. It is very dry and hot 7. Australia 8. A mild climate and good farmland Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.Geo.6.3-5 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.