Section 1 - Land and Water: Physical Geography Review

These are the world’s largest group of freshwater lakes . . .

• Superior Lakes

• Grand Lakes

• Super Lakes

• Great Lakes

The Continental Divide . . .

• • separates east flowing from west flowing rivers

• • separates north flowing from south flowing rivers

• • separates east flowing from west flowing lakes

• • separates north flowing from south flowing lakes

The Canadian Shield . . .

• covers about 1/4 of the country

• covers about 1/3 of the country

• covers about half of the country

• covers about 2/3 of the country

The Great Lakes were formed by . . .

• rivers

• glaciers

• tributaries

• oceans

This lies between the Rockies and the Appalachians . . .

• glaciers

• mountains

• grasslands

• a huge plains area

Which is NOT one of the Great Lakes?

• Huron

• Michigan

• Superior

• Canada

Where are the Great Lakes located?

• only in the United States

• only in Canada

• northern United States and southern Canada

• eastern United States and southern Canada

•  This river connects the Great Lakes and the Atlantic Ocean . . .

• Amazon

• St. Lawrence

• Mississippi

• Missouri

• This is a major mountain range in western North America . . .

• The Appalachians

• The Rocky Mountains

• The Sierra Nevadas

• The Cascades

A tributary is . . .

• a river that flows into a larger pond

• a river that flows into a larger lake

• a river that flows into a larger river

• a lake that flows into a larger river