Question 1

The second-longest river in the US is the ________.

Accepted Answer

Mississippi River

Answer

Missouri River

Answer

St. Lawrence River

Answer

Hudson River

Question 2

The Everglades National Park was created to ________ the natural homes of plants and animals.

Accepted Answer

protect

Question 3

What formed the Great Lakes?

Accepted Answer

Glaciers

Question 4

Where are the Great Lakes?

Accepted Answer

Central North America

Answer

South America

Answer

North of Canada

Answer

Western North America

Question 5

Mississippi River makes land around it suitable for farming because:

Accepted Answer

it drains and waters more than 1 million square miles of land

Answer

it blocks out the sunlight

Answer

it takes the nutrients out of the soil

Answer

it keeps the ground dry

Question 6

The Mississippi River is good for trade because:

Accepted Answer

the river is wide and deep so ships can navigate it for a long way, carrying goods from one port city to another

Answer

the river doesn't pass through many states

Answer

the river connects the United States with Canada

Answer

the river is small and unnavigable

Question 7

What word means: wide and deep enough to allow the passage of ships

Accepted Answer

navigable

Answer

unnavigable

Answer

tributary

Answer

wetland

Question 8

What word means: a river that flows into a larger river

Accepted Answer

tributary

Answer

glacier

Answer

river

Answer

wetland

Question 9

What word means: an area of land that does not completely drain of water

Accepted Answer

wetland

Answer

plain

Answer

desert

Answer

glacier

Question 10

What word means: a giant blanket of ice

Accepted Answer

glacier

Answer

wetland

Answer

plain

Answer

plateau

Question 11

The _______ river is a tributary of the Mississippi River.

Accepted Answer

Missouri

Question 12

The Great Lakes are __________ lakes.

Accepted Answer

freshwater

Answer

salty

Question 13

Name the Five Great Lakes.

Accepted Answer

Lake Huron, Lake Ontario, Lake Michigan, Lake Erie, Lake Superior

Answer

Lake Hawaii, Lake Ohio, Lake Montana, Lake England, Lake Susquehanna

Answer

Lake Hamilton, Lake Orange, Lake Minnesota, Lake Eskimo, Lake South

Question 14

What river connects the Great Lakes with the Atlantic Ocean?

Accepted Answer

St. Lawrence River

Answer

Mississippi River

Answer

Missouri River

Answer

Hudson River

Question 15

What enables ships to travel along the St. Lawrence River?

Accepted Answer

canals

Question 16

Which Great Lake is the largest and deepest?

Accepted Answer

Lake Superior

Answer

Lake Michigan

Answer

Lake Ontario

Answer

Lake Erie

Question 17

Which Great Lake is the smallest?

Accepted Answer

Lake Ontario

Answer

Lake Superior

Answer

Lake Erie

Answer

Lake Huron

Question 18

Which Great lake is the shallowest?

Accepted Answer

Lake Erie

Answer

Lake Ontario

Answer

Lake Huron

Answer

Lake Superior

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