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.
Rocky Mountains
Sierra Nevada
Great Plains
Great Salt Lake
A.A salty lake in Utah with no outlet to the sea
B.A high, rugged range running from New Mexico north into Canada
C.Wide, mostly flat grassland just east of the Rocky Mountains
D.A mountain range in eastern California with Yosemite Valley
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
Appalachian Mountains
Columbia River
Everglades
Great Lakes
A.An old, worn-down range in the East, from Alabama to Maine
B.Five huge freshwater lakes, mostly along the border with Canada
C.A huge, slow-moving wetland in southern Florida
D.Flows to the Pacific Ocean between Washington and Oregon
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Answer key — Mountains, Rivers and Lakes of the US
Set 20. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Rocky Mountains — B (A high, rugged range running from New Mexico north into Canada) 2. Sierra Nevada — D (A mountain range in eastern California with Yosemite Valley) 3. Great Plains — C (Wide, mostly flat grassland just east of the Rocky Mountains) 4. Great Salt Lake — A (A salty lake in Utah with no outlet to the sea)
2.1. Appalachian Mountains — A (An old, worn-down range in the East, from Alabama to Maine) 2. Columbia River — D (Flows to the Pacific Ocean between Washington and Oregon) 3. Everglades — C (A huge, slow-moving wetland in southern Florida) 4. Great Lakes — B (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.