Mountains, Rivers and Lakes of the US is a free printable Grade 3 to Grade 5 social studies worksheet on where major US landforms and waters are, aligned to C3 Framework indicator D2.Geo.2.3-5. It prints 2 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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Mountains, Rivers and Lakes of the US
D2.Geo.2.3-5
NameDate
Draw a line from each landform or body of water to its description.
1.Draw a line from each one to its match.
Rio Grande
Great Salt Lake
Grand Canyon
Death Valley
A.A deep canyon in Arizona cut by the Colorado River
B.A salty lake in Utah with no outlet to the sea
C.A river that forms part of the border between the US and Mexico
D.A desert valley in California, the lowest and hottest place in North America
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
Chesapeake Bay
Great Plains
Appalachian Mountains
Everglades
A.Wide, mostly flat grassland just east of the Rocky Mountains
B.The largest estuary in the US, between Maryland and Virginia
C.An old, worn-down range in the East, from Alabama to Maine
D.A huge, slow-moving wetland in southern Florida
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Answer key — Mountains, Rivers and Lakes of the US
Set 11. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Rio Grande — C (A river that forms part of the border between the US and Mexico) 2. Great Salt Lake — B (A salty lake in Utah with no outlet to the sea) 3. Grand Canyon — A (A deep canyon in Arizona cut by the Colorado River) 4. Death Valley — D (A desert valley in California, the lowest and hottest place in North America)
2.1. Chesapeake Bay — B (The largest estuary in the US, between Maryland and Virginia) 2. Great Plains — A (Wide, mostly flat grassland just east of the Rocky Mountains) 3. Appalachian Mountains — C (An old, worn-down range in the East, from Alabama to Maine) 4. Everglades — D (A huge, slow-moving wetland in southern Florida)
Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.Geo.2.3-5 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.