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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 Plains
  • Appalachian Mountains
  • Death Valley
  • Mississippi River
  • A.Wide, mostly flat grassland just east of the Rocky Mountains
  • B.A desert valley in California, the lowest and hottest place in North America
  • C.Flows south from Minnesota to the sea near New Orleans
  • D.An old, worn-down range in the East, from Alabama to Maine
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
  • Chesapeake Bay
  • Grand Canyon
  • Great Salt Lake
  • Great Lakes
  • A.A deep canyon in Arizona cut by the Colorado River
  • B.A salty lake in Utah with no outlet to the sea
  • C.The largest estuary in the US, between Maryland and Virginia
  • D.Five huge freshwater lakes, mostly along the border with Canada

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Answer key — Mountains, Rivers and Lakes of the US

Set 5. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. Great Plains — A (Wide, mostly flat grassland just east of the Rocky Mountains) 2. Appalachian Mountains — D (An old, worn-down range in the East, from Alabama to Maine) 3. Death Valley — B (A desert valley in California, the lowest and hottest place in North America) 4. Mississippi River — C (Flows south from Minnesota to the sea near New Orleans)
  2. 2.1. Chesapeake Bay — C (The largest estuary in the US, between Maryland and Virginia) 2. Grand Canyon — A (A deep canyon in Arizona cut by the Colorado River) 3. Great Salt Lake — B (A salty lake in Utah with no outlet to the sea) 4. Great Lakes — D (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.