United States Bodies of Water - USI 2c
Name ______________________________________________ Date ______________________
I. Descriptions - Write the letter of the body of water described in the space before each
statement. Some of the letters will be used more than once.
A. Atlantic Ocean
F. Mississippi River
B. Pacific Ocean
G. Missouri River
C. Colorado River
H. Rio Grande River
D. Columbia River
I. Great Lakes
E. Ohio River
J. Gulf of Mexico
1. ______ It forms the boundary between Texas and Mexico.
2. ______ It flows south from Canada and then turns and flows west into the Pacific Ocean.
3. ______ It flows west from the Appalachian Mountains into the Mississippi River.
4. ______ It flows into the Gulf of Mexico at New Orleans.
5. ______ It flows through the Great Plains and into the Mississippi River near St. Louis
6. ______ It flows through the southwestern United States and formed the Grand Canyon millions
of years ago.
7. ______ Lakes Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie, & Ontario are called this as a group.
8. ______ The large body of water that lies to the west of the United States.
9. ______ The large body of water that lies to the south of the United States.
10. ______ The large body of water that lies to the east of the United States.
11. ______ This body of water served as a highway for the explorers, early settlers, and later
immigrants.
12. ______ This body of water served as a gateway to the west.
13. ______ This body of water provided the French and Spanish with exploration routes to Mexico
and other parts of America.
14. ______ This body of water was explored by Lewis and Clark.
15. ______ This body of water was explored by the Spanish.
16. ______ Inland port cities grew up in the Midwest along these bodies of water.
17. ______ These bodies of water served as transportation arteries for farm and industrial
products.
(Give 2 answers)
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II. Map Study - In the blank space write the letter on the map marking the location of each of the
following bodies of water.
1. ______ Colorado River
6. _____ Ohio River
2. ______ Columbia River
7. _____ Pacific Ocean
3. ______ Mississippi River
8. _____ Great Lakes
4. ______ Missouri River
9. _____ Gulf of Mexico
5. ______ Rio Grande River
10. _____ Atlantic Ocean
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