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
Everglades
Great Lakes
Chesapeake Bay
A.The largest estuary in the US, between Maryland and Virginia
B.Wide, mostly flat grassland just east of the Rocky Mountains
C.Five huge freshwater lakes, mostly along the border with Canada
D.A huge, slow-moving wetland in southern Florida
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
Rocky Mountains
Sierra Nevada
Death Valley
Appalachian Mountains
A.A high, rugged range running from New Mexico north into Canada
B.A desert valley in California, the lowest and hottest place in North America
C.A mountain range in eastern California with Yosemite Valley
D.An old, worn-down range in the East, from Alabama to Maine
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Answer key — Mountains, Rivers and Lakes of the US
Set 17. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Great Plains — B (Wide, mostly flat grassland just east of the Rocky Mountains) 2. Everglades — D (A huge, slow-moving wetland in southern Florida) 3. Great Lakes — C (Five huge freshwater lakes, mostly along the border with Canada) 4. Chesapeake Bay — A (The largest estuary in the US, between Maryland and Virginia)
2.1. Rocky Mountains — A (A high, rugged range running from New Mexico north into Canada) 2. Sierra Nevada — C (A mountain range in eastern California with Yosemite Valley) 3. Death Valley — B (A desert valley in California, the lowest and hottest place in North America) 4. Appalachian Mountains — D (An old, worn-down range in the East, from Alabama to Maine)
Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.Geo.2.3-5 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.