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USI.2c Bodies of Water Quiz

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Inland Port Cities grew in the Midwest along these Bodies of Water.

a)

Columbia and Colorado Rivers

b)

Rio Grande and Colorado Rivers

c)

The Great Lakes

d)

The Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico

2.

This body of water was known as the "Gateway to the West".

a)

James River

b)

Ohio River

c)

Rio Grande

d)

Hudson River

3.

Lewis and Clark explored this river for Thomas Jefferson.

a)

Columbia River

b)

Ohio River

c)

Colorado River

d)

Mississippi River

4.

This body of water was an early exploration destination.

a)

Ohio River

b)

Mississippi River

c)

Atlantic Ocean

d)

Pacific Ocean

5.

This River was discovered and explored by the Spanish.

a)

Ohio River

b)

James River

c)

Columbia River

d)

Colorado River

6.

Part of this river forms a border between Canada and New York.

a)

Ohio River

b)

St. Lawrence River

c)

Rio Grande

d)

Columbia River

7.

The ___________________________ provided the French and Spanish with exploration routes to Mexico and other parts of the Americas.

a)

Pacific Ocean

b)

Gulf of Mexico

c)

Ohio River

d)

James River

8.

What two rivers were used to transport farm and industrial products?

a)

Rio Grande and Colorado

b)

Colorado and Columbia

c)

Ohio and Columbia

d)

Missouri and Mississippi

9.

What river allowed access to the Great Lakes from the Atlantic Ocean?

a)

Mississippi

b)

Ohio

c)

St. Lawrence

d)

Missouri

10.

The _______________________ river forms a natural border between Mexico and Texas.

a)

St. Lawrence

b)

Ohio

c)

Columbia

d)

Rio Grande

11.

____________________________ support interaction among regions, form borders, and create links to other areas.

a)

Bodies of Water

b)

Continents

c)

Mountains

d)

Native Americans

12.

What is the blue river?

a)

Ohio

b)

Columbia

c)

Colorado

d)

Rio Grande

13.

The Missouri River is what color?

a)

Brown

b)

Blue

c)

Black

d)

Green

14.

What is the purple river?

a)

St. Lawrence

b)

Ohio

c)

Mississippi

d)

Missouri

15.

What color is the Columbia River

a)

Yellow

b)

Green

c)

Red

d)

Blue

16.

What body of water was a highway for explorers, settlers, and immigrants?

a)

Ohio River

b)

Mississippi River

c)

Atlantic Ocean

d)

Pacific Ocean

17.

What is the river that is the color yellow?

a)

Colorado River

b)

Rio Grande

c)

Columbia River

d)

Ohio River

18.

Letter "J" represents what body of water?

a)

Pacific Ocean

b)

Hudson Bay

c)

Great Lakes

d)

Gulf of Mexico

19.

Letter "L " represents what body of water?

a)

Great Lakes

b)

Gulf of Mexico

c)

St. Lawrence River

d)

Atlantic Ocean

20.

Letter "K" represents what body of water?

a)

Atlantic Ocean

b)

Gulf of Mexico

c)

Pacific Ocean

d)

Hudson Bay