NAQT North American Rivers

NAQT North American Rivers

9th - 12th Grade

14 Qs

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NAQT North American Rivers

NAQT North American Rivers

Assessment

Quiz

Geography

9th - 12th Grade

Medium

Created by

Gwen Burley

Used 42+ times

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14 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

This river is the longest or second-longest in North America,

Referred to by Abraham Lincoln as the "the father of waters", this river begins at Lake Itasca, Minnesota and flows 2, 340 miles to a vast delta on the Gulf of Mexico

Colorado River

Mississippi River

Missouri River

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

This river flows 981 miles through a significant industrial region of the central United States

Seen as the border between the northern and southern United States, this is formed in downtown Pittsburgh by the confluence of the Allegheny and Monongahela Rivers

Colorado River

Ohio River

Missouri River

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

This is the most significant river in southwestern United States, This river runs southwest from the Rocky Mountains National Park 1,450 miles to the Gulf of California...

The Colorado

The St. Lawrence

The Missouri

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

This dam is located near Las Vegas, Nevada to control the flow of the Colorado River, at it forms the man-made LAKE MEAD

The Glen Canyon Dam

The Hoover Dam

The Niagara Dam

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

This is a vital waterway of the Pacific Northwest, rising in the Rockies of British Columbia, flows through Lake Revelstoke before entering Washington sate

The Hudson

The Columbia

The St. Lawrence

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

This river was first explored by Jacque Cartier in the 16th century, this river emerges from the northeastern corner of Lake Ontario in the Thousand Islands archipelago, forming the border between Ontario and New York

The Hudson

St. Lawrence

The Missouri

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

This river is one of most historic in the United States, rising at Fairfax Stone, WV, this river runs 405 miles forming the border between Virginia, Maryland, and Washington D. C.,

The Delaware

The Hudson

The Potomac

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