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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

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Draw a line from each landform or body of water to its description.

1.Draw a line from each one to its match.
  • Great Lakes
  • Great Plains
  • Great Salt Lake
  • Rocky Mountains
  • A.A high, rugged range running from New Mexico north into Canada
  • B.Wide, mostly flat grassland just east of the Rocky Mountains
  • C.A salty lake in Utah with no outlet to the sea
  • D.Five huge freshwater lakes, mostly along the border with Canada
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
  • Rio Grande
  • Columbia River
  • Sierra Nevada
  • Chesapeake Bay
  • A.A river that forms part of the border between the US and Mexico
  • B.The largest estuary in the US, between Maryland and Virginia
  • C.A mountain range in eastern California with Yosemite Valley
  • D.Flows to the Pacific Ocean between Washington and Oregon

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Answer key — Mountains, Rivers and Lakes of the US

Set 14. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. Great Lakes — D (Five huge freshwater lakes, mostly along the border with Canada) 2. Great Plains — B (Wide, mostly flat grassland just east of the Rocky Mountains) 3. Great Salt Lake — C (A salty lake in Utah with no outlet to the sea) 4. Rocky Mountains — A (A high, rugged range running from New Mexico north into Canada)
  2. 2.1. Rio Grande — A (A river that forms part of the border between the US and Mexico) 2. Columbia River — D (Flows to the Pacific Ocean between Washington and Oregon) 3. Sierra Nevada — C (A mountain range in eastern California with Yosemite Valley) 4. Chesapeake Bay — B (The largest estuary in the US, between Maryland and Virginia)

Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.Geo.2.3-5 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.