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.
Great Plains
Rio Grande
Mississippi River
Great Salt Lake
A.Flows south from Minnesota to the sea near New Orleans
B.Wide, mostly flat grassland just east of the Rocky Mountains
C.A salty lake in Utah with no outlet to the sea
D.A river that forms part of the border between the US and Mexico
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
Rocky Mountains
Grand Canyon
Everglades
Great Lakes
A.A high, rugged range running from New Mexico north into Canada
B.A huge, slow-moving wetland in southern Florida
C.Five huge freshwater lakes, mostly along the border with Canada
D.A deep canyon in Arizona cut by the Colorado River
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Answer key — Mountains, Rivers and Lakes of the US
Set 13. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Great Plains — B (Wide, mostly flat grassland just east of the Rocky Mountains) 2. Rio Grande — D (A river that forms part of the border between the US and Mexico) 3. Mississippi River — A (Flows south from Minnesota to the sea near New Orleans) 4. Great Salt Lake — C (A salty lake in Utah with no outlet to the sea)
2.1. Rocky Mountains — A (A high, rugged range running from New Mexico north into Canada) 2. Grand Canyon — D (A deep canyon in Arizona cut by the Colorado River) 3. Everglades — B (A huge, slow-moving wetland in southern Florida) 4. Great Lakes — C (Five huge freshwater lakes, mostly along the border with Canada)
Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.Geo.2.3-5 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.