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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 gives water for drinking and farming in a desert
  • B.Mountains cover the rest of Egypt
  • C.The river is frozen all year
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 too hot and wet
  • B.It is cold and steep, and hard to farm
  • C.It is too flat
5.Why do very few people live in the middle of the Sahara?
  • A.It is too crowded
  • B.There is very little water
  • C.It is covered in ice
6.Which continent has the most people?
  • A.Australia
  • B.Asia
  • C.Antarctica
7.Which is the smallest continent?
  • A.Australia
  • B.Asia
  • C.Africa
8.Why are there many farms on the plains of North America?
  • A.The land is covered in ice
  • B.The land is flat, with rich soil
  • C.The plains are under water

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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.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.There is very little water
  6. 6.Asia
  7. 7.Australia
  8. 8.The land is flat, with rich soil

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