Physical geography is about the natural features of the land. The United States has mountain ranges such as the Rockies and the Appalachians, great rivers such as the Mississippi, large lakes such as the Great Lakes, wide plains and valleys, and dry deserts in the Southwest.
On this fifth grade sheet a child reads the names of ten places and circles whether each is a mountain range, a river, a lake, a plain or valley, or a desert. Each version has different places, and the answer key gives every answer.
What your child will learn
Name important U.S. landforms and waters
Tell a mountain range from a river
Tell a lake from a plain
Know the main deserts
C3 Framework standard: D2.Geo.1.3-5
Worked example
The Rocky Mountains are a mountain range. The Mississippi River is a river. The Mojave is a desert.
Common mistake
Calling a body of water that is part of a river a lake, or mixing up a plain and a valley with a desert.
Helpful hint
Think about the name: mountains, rivers and lakes often say what they are. Plains and valleys are wide, low land. Deserts are dry.
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