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WorksheetsUnited States Major Rivers
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 9mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What river is highlighted red?
a)
Columbia
b)
Ohio
c)
Colorado
d)
Rio Grande
2.
What river is highlighted blue?
a)
St. Lawrence
b)
Colorado
c)
Rio Grande
d)
Columbia
3.
What river is highlighted in blue?
a)
St. Lawrence
b)
Ohio
c)
Missouri
d)
Columbia
4.
What river is highlighted blue?
a)
Ohio
b)
Rio Grande
c)
Missouri
d)
St. Lawrence
5.
What river is highlighted red?
a)
Missouri
b)
Mississippi
c)
Ohio
d)
St. Lawrence
6.
Forms a natural border between the United States and Mexico
a)
Columbia
b)
Ohio
c)
Colorado
d)
Rio Grande
7.
Carved the Grand Canyon millions of years ago; was explored and mapped by the Spanish
a)
Columbia
b)
Ohio
c)
Colorado
d)
Rio Grande
8.
Explored by Lewis and Clark; fourth longest river in the U.S.
a)
Columbia
b)
Ohio
c)
Colorado
d)
Rio Grande
9.
Connects the Great Lakes with the Atlantic Ocean; forms part of the northeastern border with Canada
a)
St. Lawrence
b)
Ohio
c)
Missouri
d)
Rio Grande
10.
Gateway to the west
a)
St. Lawrence
b)
Ohio
c)
Missouri
d)
Rio Grande
11.
Longest river in North America, 200 miles longer than the Mississippi; used to transport farm and industrial items and as a link to other ports
a)
St. Lawrence
b)
Ohio
c)
Missouri
d)
Rio Grande
12.
Used to transport farm and industrial products and was a link to ports and other parts of the world; most famous river in America
a)
Mississippi
b)
Ohio
c)
Missouri
d)
Rio Grande
13.
INLAND port cities (cities where ships dock and unload/load goods) grew in the Midwest along these bodies of water
a)
Pacific Ocean
b)
Atlantic Ocean
c)
Gulf of Mexico
d)
Great Lakes
14.
Earth's largest ocean; an early exploration destination
a)
Pacific Ocean
b)
Atlantic Ocean
c)
Gulf of Mexico
d)
Great Lakes
15.
Served as a highway for explorers, early settlers, and later immigrants
a)
Pacific Ocean
b)
Atlantic Ocean
c)
Great Lakes
d)
Gulf of Mexico
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