Social Studies Unit 1 Review

The eastern coast of the United States and Canada faces the

• Gulf of Mexico

• Pacific Ocean

• Atlantic Ocean

• Arctic Ocean

Coal mining helped to develop the region of

• Boswash

• ChiPitts

• the Canadian Basin

• Appalachia

A ______________ is a treeless plain.

• tundra

• Continental Divide

• megalopolis

• canyon

River east of the _______, an imaginary line in the Rocky Mts, drain into the Arctic Ocean, the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico.

• tundra

• Continental Divide

• prairies

• megalopolis

Many people in _____________ rely on the area's natural geography for work.

• a megalopolis

• Appalachia

• the Continental Divide

• Boswash

The longest river in the United States is the ______________.

• Missouri River

• St. Lawrence River

• Mississippi River

• Hudson River

Which river drains over more than one million square miles of land?

• Ohio River

• Missouri River

• Mississippi River

• Colorado River

Why was the Everglades National Park created?

• to drain the wetlands

• to protect the natural homes of plants and animals

• to bring tourists to Florida

• to stop the building of roads through the wetlands

Which of the Great Lakes is the largest and deepest?

• Lake Ontario

• Lake Erie

• Lake Michigan

• Lake Superior

Which of the Great Lakes is the most shallow and holds the least water?

• Lake Erie

• Lake Michigan

• Lake Superior

• Lake Huron