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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.
  • Rio Grande
  • Columbia River
  • Mississippi River
  • Great Lakes
  • A.A river that forms part of the border between the US and Mexico
  • B.Five huge freshwater lakes, mostly along the border with Canada
  • C.Flows to the Pacific Ocean between Washington and Oregon
  • D.Flows south from Minnesota to the sea near New Orleans
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
  • Great Plains
  • Appalachian Mountains
  • Rocky Mountains
  • Sierra Nevada
  • A.An old, worn-down range in the East, from Alabama to Maine
  • 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

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Answer key — Mountains, Rivers and Lakes of the US

Set 8. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. Rio Grande — A (A river that forms part of the border between the US and Mexico) 2. Columbia River — C (Flows to the Pacific Ocean between Washington and Oregon) 3. Mississippi River — D (Flows south from Minnesota to the sea near New Orleans) 4. Great Lakes — B (Five huge freshwater lakes, mostly along the border with Canada)
  2. 2.1. Great Plains — C (Wide, mostly flat grassland just east of the Rocky Mountains) 2. Appalachian Mountains — A (An old, worn-down range in the East, from Alabama to Maine) 3. Rocky Mountains — B (A high, rugged range running from New Mexico north into Canada) 4. Sierra Nevada — D (A mountain range in eastern California with Yosemite Valley)

Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.Geo.2.3-5 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.