Skip to content
LessonPrint

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.

Set 7 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.

Next set

One paper per student

12345678910111213141516171819202122232425

Set 1 has all 25 in a single PDF. All 25 sets ask different questions.

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.
  • Mississippi River
  • Grand Canyon
  • Columbia River
  • Rio Grande
  • A.Flows to the Pacific Ocean between Washington and Oregon
  • B.Flows south from Minnesota to the sea near New Orleans
  • C.A river that forms part of the border between the US and Mexico
  • D.A deep canyon in Arizona cut by the Colorado River
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
  • Everglades
  • Death Valley
  • Rocky Mountains
  • Appalachian Mountains
  • A.A desert valley in California, the lowest and hottest place in North America
  • B.An old, worn-down range in the East, from Alabama to Maine
  • C.A huge, slow-moving wetland in southern Florida
  • D.A high, rugged range running from New Mexico north into Canada

LessonPrint · D2.Geo.2.3-5 · Set 7 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Mountains, Rivers and Lakes of the US

Set 7. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. Mississippi River — B (Flows south from Minnesota to the sea near New Orleans) 2. Grand Canyon — D (A deep canyon in Arizona cut by the Colorado River) 3. Columbia River — A (Flows to the Pacific Ocean between Washington and Oregon) 4. Rio Grande — C (A river that forms part of the border between the US and Mexico)
  2. 2.1. Everglades — C (A huge, slow-moving wetland in southern Florida) 2. Death Valley — A (A desert valley in California, the lowest and hottest place in North America) 3. Rocky Mountains — D (A high, rugged range running from New Mexico north into Canada) 4. Appalachian Mountains — B (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.