Bodies of water Flashcards
The smallest and shallowest of the world’s five major oceans
arctic
In what state is Walden Pond?
MA
Smallest great lake
Erie
Cologne, Rotterdam and Strasbourg are cities on this river
Rhine
Deepest river in world
Congo
What river flows into Victoria Falls
Zambezi
This sea’s deepest point is the Cayman Trough
Caribbean
What is earth’s lowest point?
Dead Sea (430m below sea level)
Where does the Missouri River originate?
Three Rivers, MT (ends at St. Louis)
What river is nicknamed the “big muddy?”
Missouri
Where does the Mississippi originate?
Lake Itaska
The longest free-flowing river east of the Mississippi.
Delaware River
The longest undammed river in the country
Yellowstone River
What is the oldest river in the US?
The New River in Virginia, W Virginia
The deepest known area of the Earth’s oceans is known as?
Mariana Trench (to the east of Japan.
The Suez Canal connects what 2 bodies of water?
Mediterranean and Red Seas
The Straight of Gibraltar connects what 2 bodies of water?
Atlantic and Mediterranean (separates Europe from Africa)
Situated between Virginia and Maryland, it is the largest estuary in the United States
Chesapeake Bay
What is the largest natural lake west of the Mississippi River?
Great Salt Lake
In what city/state does the Ohio River start?
Pittsburgh, PA
The Gallatin, Jefferson, and Madison rivers converge to form what river?
Missouri river
