US Waterways

Which feature is a natural stream of fresh water that empty into a larger body of water?

• Lake
• River
• Tributary
• Ocean

Which river was the "gateway to the West?"

• Mississippi River
• Gulf of Mexico
• Ohio River
• Atlantic Ocean

Which waterway was a HIGHWAY for explorers?

• Pacific Ocean
• Atlantic Ocean
• Gulf of Mexico
• Mississippi River

Which waterway was explored by the Spanish and French?

• Gulf of Mexico
• Atlantic Ocean
• Great Lakes
• St. Lawrence River

Which waterway forms the border with Canada?

• Great Lakes
• Rio Grande River
• St. Lawrence River
• Colorado River

Which waterway forms the border with Mexico?

• St. Lawrence River
• Gulf of Mexico
• Pacific Ocean
• Rio Grande

Which waterway was used by Lewis and Clark?

• Colorado River
• Columbia River
• St. Lawrence River
• Mississippi River

Which waterway was used to transport farm and industrial products?

• Columbia River
• Mississippi River
• Rio Grande
• Ohio River

Which waterway had a lot of inland port cities that grew up around it?

• Great Lakes
• St. Lawrence River
• Ohio River
• Pacific Ocean

Which waterway was explored by the Spanish?

• Columbia River
• St. Lawrence River
• Rio Grande
• Colorado River