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  • A. Lake Michigan
  • B. Lake Huron
  • C. Lake Superior
  • D. Lake Erie

Explanation: Lake Superior is the deepest of the five Great Lakes.

Correct answer: Lake Superior
  • A. Lake Huron
  • B. Lake Michigan
  • C. Lake Ontario
  • D. Lake Erie

Explanation: Lake Erie is the shallowest of the Great Lakes.

Correct answer: Lake Erie
  • A. Lake Ontario
  • B. Lake Erie
  • C. Lake Huron
  • D. Lake Michigan

Explanation: Lake Ontario has the smallest surface area among the five Great Lakes.

Correct answer: Lake Ontario
  • A. The St. Lawrence River
  • B. The Niagara River
  • C. The St. Marys River
  • D. The Detroit River

Explanation: The Niagara River carries water from Lake Erie down to Lake Ontario.

Correct answer: The Niagara River
  • A. Lake Michigan and Lake Erie
  • B. Lake Huron and Lake Michigan
  • C. Lake Erie and Lake Ontario
  • D. Lake Superior and Lake Huron

Explanation: The falls are on the Niagara River, which links Lake Erie to Lake Ontario.

Correct answer: Lake Erie and Lake Ontario
  • A. The Ottawa River
  • B. The Niagara River
  • C. The Hudson River
  • D. The St. Lawrence River

Explanation: The St. Lawrence River drains Lake Ontario northeastward to the Atlantic.

Correct answer: The St. Lawrence River
  • A. The St. Marys River
  • B. The St. Lawrence River
  • C. The St. Clair River
  • D. The Niagara River

Explanation: The St. Marys River flows from Lake Superior into Lake Huron.

Correct answer: The St. Marys River
  • A. Lake Huron
  • B. Lake Michigan
  • C. Lake Erie
  • D. Lake Superior

Explanation: Manitoulin Island lies in Lake Huron, in Ontario, Canada; it is the largest island in any freshwater lake.

Correct answer: Lake Huron
  • A. Ukerewe Island
  • B. Manitoulin Island
  • C. Isle Royale
  • D. Olkhon Island

Explanation: Manitoulin Island in Lake Huron is the largest lake island in the world.

Correct answer: Manitoulin Island
  • A. Great Slave Lake
  • B. Lake Winnipeg
  • C. Great Bear Lake
  • D. Lake Athabasca

Explanation: Great Bear Lake is the biggest lake lying wholly inside Canada.

Correct answer: Great Bear Lake
  • A. Crater Lake
  • B. Lake Tahoe
  • C. Great Bear Lake
  • D. Great Slave Lake

Explanation: Great Slave Lake is the deepest lake on the North American continent.

Correct answer: Great Slave Lake
  • A. The Northwest Territories
  • B. British Columbia
  • C. Yukon
  • D. Nunavut

Explanation: Both great northern lakes lie mainly in the Northwest Territories.

Correct answer: The Northwest Territories
  • A. Lake Tahoe
  • B. Crater Lake
  • C. Lake Chelan
  • D. Great Salt Lake

Explanation: Crater Lake in Oregon is the deepest lake in the United States.

Correct answer: Crater Lake
  • A. California
  • B. Nevada
  • C. Washington
  • D. Oregon

Explanation: Crater Lake lies in the Cascade Range of Oregon.

Correct answer: Oregon
  • A. Mount Mazama
  • B. Mount St. Helens
  • C. Mount Rainier
  • D. Mount Shasta

Explanation: Crater Lake fills the caldera left when Mount Mazama collapsed.

Correct answer: Mount Mazama
  • A. California and Oregon
  • B. California and Nevada
  • C. Nevada and Utah
  • D. Oregon and Washington

Explanation: Lake Tahoe straddles the California-Nevada border in the Sierra Nevada.

Correct answer: California and Nevada
  • A. Wyoming
  • B. Colorado
  • C. Utah
  • D. Nevada

Explanation: The Great Salt Lake lies in northern Utah.

Correct answer: Utah
  • A. Shasta Dam
  • B. Grand Coulee Dam
  • C. Glen Canyon Dam
  • D. Hoover Dam

Explanation: Hoover Dam on the Colorado River impounds Lake Mead.

Correct answer: Hoover Dam
  • A. The Colorado River
  • B. The Missouri River
  • C. The Rio Grande
  • D. The Columbia River

Explanation: Lake Mead is the reservoir of the Colorado River behind Hoover Dam.

Correct answer: The Colorado River
  • A. Lake Maracaibo
  • B. Lake Titicaca
  • C. Lake Poopo
  • D. Lake Nicaragua

Explanation: Lake Titicaca straddles the Peru-Bolivia frontier in the Andes.

Correct answer: Lake Titicaca