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Waterways

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 20mins

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Class
Date
1.

The second largest river in the United States is the__________.

a)

Missouri RIver

b)

St. Lawrence River

c)

Mississippi River

d)

Hudson River

2.

What does navigable mean?

a)

Rivers that are wide and deep enough to allow the passage of ships.

b)

Rivers that are NOT wide and deep enough to allow the passage of ships.

c)

Wetlands that are wide and deep enough to allow the passage of ships.

d)

Wetlands that are NOT wide and deep enough to allow the passage of ships.

3.

A __________________is a river that flows into a larger river.

a)

tributary

b)

glacier

c)

wetland

d)

lake

4.

A giant blanket of ice is a

a)

an ice cube

b)

a glacier

c)

a tributary

d)

a tundra

5.

An area of land that does not completely drain water.

a)

pond

b)

land

c)

wetland

d)

dryland

6.

Which Great Lake is the largest?

a)

Hudson

b)

Ontario

c)

Huron

d)

Superior

7.

In what way are all the Great Lakes the same?

a)

They are all the same size.

b)

They are all in the USA.

c)

They are all the same depth.

d)

They are are all freshwater.

8.

When was the Everglades National Park created?

a)

1927

b)

1947

c)

1967

d)

1941

9.

Who wrote the book, The Everglades: River of Grass?

a)

Delores Stoneman Douglas

b)

Albertina Plopsky Douglas

c)

Marjory Stoneman Douglas

d)

Marjory Douglas Stoneman

10.

Where is the Mississippi located?

a)

central part of USA

b)

northern part of USA

c)

Eastern part of USA

d)

Western part of USA

11.

In the 1900's what did people do to the Everglades?

a)

nothing

b)

build roads

c)

build ports

d)

destroy it

12.

Choose all statements that are correct! Wetlands...

a)

depend on water and land

b)

are the home to alligators, craw fish, falcons, and panthers

c)

are home to crocodiles, amphibians, and birds

d)

are not navigable by ships

13.

How long is the Saint Lawrence River

a)

750 feet

b)

750 miles

c)

100 feet

d)

100 miles

14.

Part of a canal where water is pumped in or out to raise or lower ships is an example of...

a)

ports

b)

seaways

c)

locks

d)

gates

15.

HOMES stands for

a)

Hudson, Ontario, Michigan, Erie, Superior

b)

Huron, Ontario, Missouri, Erie, Superior

c)

Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie, Superior

d)

Hudson, Ontario, Missouri, Erie, Superior

16.

Which Great Lake holds the least water

a)

Huron

b)

Superior

c)

Ontario

d)

Erie

17.

Which is the correct flow of the Mississippi waterway?

a)

Hudson River, Mississippi River, Gulf of Mexico

b)

Lake Itasca, Mississippi River, Gulf of Mexico

c)

Lake Itasca, Mississippi River, Atlantic Ocean

d)

Hudson River, Mississippi River, Atlantic Ocean

18.

Which is the correct water flow of the St. Lawrence Seaway

a)

Finger Lakes, St. Lawrence River, Gulf of Mexico

b)

Great Lakes, St. Lawrence River, Gulf of Mexico

c)

Finger Lakes, St. Lawrence River, Atlantic Ocean

d)

Great Lakes, St. Lawrence River, Atlantic Ocean

19.

Who were the first to travel and trade on North American waterways?

a)

Christopher Columbus

b)

Native Americans

c)

Tourists

d)

Explorers

20.

What Canadian cities grew up along the St. Lawrence River

a)

Clayton, Cape Vincent, Alexandria Bay

b)

Ontario, Kingston, Toronto

c)

Clayton, Kingston, Wolfe Island

d)

Montreal, Ottawa, Quebec