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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 Canadians live in the south of Canada, near the US border?
  • A.The south is covered by glaciers
  • B.The north has more cities
  • C.The south is warmer and better for farming
2.Why do very few people live in the middle of the Sahara?
  • A.It is covered in ice
  • B.There is very little water
  • C.It is too crowded
3.Which continent has the most people?
  • A.Antarctica
  • B.Asia
  • C.Australia
4.Why have many large cities grown up beside rivers and coasts?
  • A.Water helps with trade, travel, drinking and farming
  • B.Coasts have no weather
  • C.Rivers keep people away
5.Why do few people live in the Outback of Australia?
  • A.It is very dry and hot
  • B.It is covered by one big city
  • C.It is under the sea
6.Which is the smallest continent?
  • A.Africa
  • B.Asia
  • C.Australia
7.Which continent has no permanent residents, only visiting scientists?
  • A.Antarctica
  • B.Europe
  • C.Africa
8.Europe is small but has many people. What helped people settle there?
  • A.Thick ice sheets
  • B.A mild climate and good farmland
  • C.Almost no rain anywhere

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Answer key — Continents: Where People Live

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  1. 1.The south is warmer and better for farming
  2. 2.There is very little water
  3. 3.Asia
  4. 4.Water helps with trade, travel, drinking and farming
  5. 5.It is very dry and hot
  6. 6.Australia
  7. 7.Antarctica
  8. 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.