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
Great Salt Lake
Chesapeake Bay
Death Valley
A.A salty lake in Utah with no outlet to the sea
B.The largest estuary in the US, between Maryland and Virginia
C.Wide, mostly flat grassland just east of the Rocky Mountains
D.A desert valley in California, the lowest and hottest place in North America
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
Everglades
Great Lakes
Rocky Mountains
Columbia River
A.A huge, slow-moving wetland in southern Florida
B.Flows to the Pacific Ocean between Washington and Oregon
C.Five huge freshwater lakes, mostly along the border with Canada
D.A high, rugged range running from New Mexico north into Canada
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Answer key — Mountains, Rivers and Lakes of the US
Set 3. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Great Plains — C (Wide, mostly flat grassland just east of the Rocky Mountains) 2. Great Salt Lake — A (A salty lake in Utah with no outlet to the sea) 3. Chesapeake Bay — B (The largest estuary in the US, between Maryland and Virginia) 4. Death Valley — D (A desert valley in California, the lowest and hottest place in North America)
2.1. Everglades — A (A huge, slow-moving wetland in southern Florida) 2. Great Lakes — C (Five huge freshwater lakes, mostly along the border with Canada) 3. Rocky Mountains — D (A high, rugged range running from New Mexico north into Canada) 4. Columbia River — B (Flows to the Pacific Ocean between Washington and Oregon)
Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.Geo.2.3-5 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.