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Multiple choice geography north america - geographical features economic resources location and expansion - north america north america - economic features

The Canadian prairies are drained by the river _______.

  1. Mississippi

  2. Saskatchewan

  3. Ohio

  4. Panama
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The prairies cover parts of the United States of America and parts of Canada. They are bound by the Rocky Mountains in the West and the Great Lakes in the East. The prairies in the USA are drained by the tributaries of Mississippi and the Canadian prairies are drained by the tributaries of Saskatchewan Rivers.

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The Mississippi Ohio waterway connects the interior parts of the USA with _______.

  1. Gulf of Mexico in the South

  2. Sargosa sea in South east

  3. Gulf of California in South West

  4. Pacific Ocean in the West
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A Correct answer
Explanation

The Ohio River is a 981-mile (1,579 km) long river in the United States.

It is located in the midwestern United States, flowing southwesterly from western Pennsylvania south of Lake Erie to its mouth on the Mississippi River at the southern tip of Illinois. The Ohio River drains to the Mississippi River which flows to the Gulf of Mexico on the Atlantic Ocean. 

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Tick the correct answer:
River Mississippi drains the ______________.

  1. Canada

  2. Africa

  3. USA

  4. None of these
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C Correct answer
Explanation

River Mississippi drains the USA.

The Mississippi River has the world's fourth-largest drainage basin ("watershed" or "catchment"). The basin covers more than 1,245,000 square miles (3,220,000 km2), including all or parts of 32 U.S. states and two Canadian provinces. The drainage basin empties into the Gulf of Mexico, part of the Atlantic Ocean.

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Sierra Nevada is the name of _______________.

  1. An animal of America

  2. A disease found in America

  3. A fruit found in America

  4. A mountain in America
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D Correct answer
Explanation

The Sierra Nevada is a mountain range in the Western United States, between the Central Valley of California and the Great Basin.

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The Capital of U.S A is ________.

  1. St. Louis

  2. San Francisco

  3. Washington D.C.

  4. New York
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C Correct answer
Explanation

As the capital of the United States, Washington, D.C. seats the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of government. It is also referred to formally as the District of Columbia or more informally as D.C. or Washington.

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Missouri is a river located in _____.

  1. USA

  2. Brazil

  3. Britain

  4. Angola
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A Correct answer
Explanation

The Missouri River is the longest river in North America. Rising in the Rocky Mountains of western Montana, the Missouri flows east and south for $2,341$ miles$ (3,767 km)$ before entering the Mississippi River north of St. Louis, Missouri.

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U-Seymight is a name of waterfall located in __________.

  1. New Zealand

  2. South Africa

  3. Switzerland

  4. USA
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D Correct answer
Explanation

U-Seymight is a name of waterfall located in USA.
U-Seymight Falls is the highest waterfall in U-Seymight National Park, dropping a total of 2,425 feet from the top of the upper fall to the base of the lower fall. Located in the Sierra Nevada of California, it is a major attraction in the park, especially in late spring when the water flow is at its peak