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Major Water Features Of North America
Test Description: Major Water Features of North America
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Which is NOT a way that bodies of water in the U.S. impacted history?
A
settlement
B
trade
C
disease
D
transportation
2) What coast of the United States is the Pacific ocean on?
A
north
B
west
C
east
D
south
3) The Atlantic served as a highway for all of the following EXCEPT:
A
explorers
B
early settlers
C
Native Americans
D
immigrants
4) What grew along the shores of the Great Lakes
A
industries
B
port cities
C
crops
D
colonies
5) The Great Lakes are the largest __________ system.
A
salt water
B
freshwater
C
brakish water
D
swamp
6) How many people rely on the great lake water?
A
400 million
B
40 thousand
C
4,000
D
40 million
7) Define port city
A
a place where boats can come and go to load and unload supplies
B
the outside neighborhoods of the city
C
the countryside
D
a boundary that separates a continent's river systems.
8) What does HOMES stand for?
A
Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie, Superior
B
somewhere you live, duh
C
Huron, Ontario, Miami, Erie, Super
D
Hungry ostriches make eggs Sundays
9) What civilization(s) relied on the Gulf of Mexico before the Europeans arrived?
A
Greece
B
Rome and Egypt
C
Native American and Mayan
D
Incan and Mayan
10) The Gulf of Mexico provided the _______ and _________ with exploration routes to Mexico.
A
Spanish and French
B
Spanish and English
C
Asian and French
D
Canadian and Mexican
11) Where does the Colorado river start?
A
In the Great Plains
B
In the Coastal Range
C
In the Basin and Range
D
In the Rocky Mountains
12) Where does the Colorado river flow into?
A
The Gulf of California
B
The Gulf of Colorado
C
The Atlantic Ocean
D
The Gulf of Mexico
13) The Colorado River forms part of the border between which US state and Mexico?
A
California
B
Arizona
C
Virginia
D
Texas
14) What country explored the Colorado river?
A
Dutch
B
English
C
Spanish
D
French
15) Which river is the longest in the United States?
A
Colorado
B
Mississippi
C
Missouri
D
St. Lawrence
16) The Mississippi and Missouri rivers were used to transport_______ and _______ products.
A
farm and industrial
B
gold and silver
C
crops and livestock
D
mechanical and natural resources
17) The Ohio river flows out of Pennsylvania to join the ________ river.
A
Mississippi
B
Missouri
C
Colorado
D
Rio Grande
18) Which river was the route for pioneers during westward expansion?
A
Mississippi
B
Rio Grande
C
Ohio
D
St. Lawrence
19) Which river was explored by famous Americans Lewis and Clark?
A
The Rio Grande
B
The Colorado
C
The Columbia River
D
The James River
20) The Columbia river empties into which body of water?
A
the Pacific Ocean
B
the Gulf of Mexico
C
the Gulf of California
D
The Atlantic ocean
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