Waterways of America Q1

Question 1

Name the Great Lakes

Answer 1

Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie, and Superior

Question 2

Name the rivers you’ll need to know

Answer 2

Mississippi, Missouri, Ohio, Columbia, Colorado, Rio Grande, and St. Lawrence

Question 3

Things to know about the St. Lawrence river

Answer 3

Connects the Atlantic Ocean and the Great Lakes

Question 4

Things to know about the Missouri + Mississippi River

Answer 4

Provided links to port cities and was used for the transportation of goods

Question 5

Things to know about the Ohio River

Answer 5

Known as “The Gateway to the West”

Question 6

Things to know about the Columbia River

Answer 6

Lewis and Clark explored this river headed to the Pacific Ocean

Question 7

Things to know about the Colorado River

Answer 7

Explored by the Spanish

Question 8

Things to know about the Rio Grande

Answer 8

Forms part of the border between the US and Mexico

Question 9

Things to know about the Great Lakes

Answer 9

Important port cities grew along these bodies of water

Question 10

Things to know about the Gulf of Mexico

Answer 10

Provided French and Spanish with exploration routes to Mexico and other parts on North America

Question 11

Things to know about the Atlantic Ocean

Answer 11

A highway for exploration

Question 12

Things to know about the Pacific Ocean

Answer 12

Provided access to other parts of the world to exchange goods and ideas
Exploration route