WorksheetsUnit 2 --- Rivers, Mountains, and Lakes of the United States
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 16mins
Which one of the following rivers is part of the border between Canada and the United States, was explored by Jacques Cartier, and is named after a Catholic saint?
Rio Grande River
Hudson River
Ohio River
St. Lawrence River
The _______________ River begins in the Rocky Mountains and forms part of the border between the United States and Mexico.
Mississippi
Missouri
Rio Grande
Colorado
The water found in rivers is mostly ________________.
salt water
freshwater
sand
frozen
The Ohio and Missouri Rivers are _____________ the Mississippi River.
tributaries of
longer than
lakes on
not connected to
The source is where a river ____________________.
flows into an ocean
becomes a waterfall
joins a larger river
begins
The ________________ River flows mainly in New York and was named after an English explorer.
St. Lawrence
Hudson
Missouri
Colorado
Which one of the following rivers helped form the Grand Canyon and was explored by Fernando Coronado?
Colorado River
Ohio River
St. Lawrence River
Mississippi River
Which one of the following rivers is pictured here, flows for over 2,000 miles, and empties into the Gulf of Mexico?
Missouri River
Rio Grande River
Mississippi River
Ohio River
The ______________ Mountains are the longest mountain range in North America and contain many of the United States' tallest mountain peaks.
Appalachian
Andes
Sierra Nevada
Rocky
Which one of the following mountain ranges is found in the eastern United States and is almost 500 million years old?
Appalachian Mountains
Rocky Mountains
Andes Mountains
Sierra Nevada Mountains
Which one of the following Great Lakes is shaded a darker blue than the other lakes?
Lake Huron
Lake Michigan
Lake Erie
Lake Ontario
Lake Superior
Which one of the following Great Lakes is shaded a darker blue than the other lakes?
Lake Huron
Lake Ontario
Lake Michigan
Lake Superior
Lake Erie
Which one of the following Great Lakes is shaded a darker blue than the other lakes?
Lake Superior
Lake Michigan
Lake Huron
Lake Erie
Lake Ontario
Which mountain range is shown in the following picture?
Appalachian Mountains
Sierra Nevada Mountains
Andes Mountains
Rocky Mountains
Which mountain range is shown in the following picture?
Appalachian Mountains
Sierra Nevada Mountains
Rocky Mountains
Andes Mountains
Which one of the following mountain ranges is located west of the Rocky Mountains and is found mainly in California?
Appalachian Mountains
Blue Ridge Mountains
Sierra Nevada Mountains
Andes Mountains
Which river is labeled #1 in the picture?
Mississippi River
Ohio River
Colorado River
Hudson River
Which river is labeled #2 in the following picture?
Missouri River
St. Lawrence River
Colorado River
Rio Grande River
Which river is labeled #3 in the following picture?
Mississippi River
Ohio River
Hudson River
St. Lawrence River
Which river is labeled #4 in the following picture?
Hudson River
Colorado River
Mississippi River
Ohio River
