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Pop Quiz: Rivers and Lakes

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1.

he study of lakes and other fresh-water formations, like ponds, is called what?

oceanography
botany
limnology

2.

Which of the following states does not share its name with a U.S. river?

Delaware
Nevada
Arkansas

3.

Which of the following landforms is typically found at the mouth of a river?

lake
levee
delta

4.

What country is home to the world's largest man-made lake?

Uganda
China
United States

5.

What country contains nearly 50% of the world's lakes?

China
Canada
Russia

6.

What river is famous for providing irrigation for Egyptian civilizations, dating back to 4000 B.C.?

Nile
Amazon
Danube

7.

Of the three rivers below, which is longest?

Amazon
Danube
Mississippi

8.

Lake Ontario is the source for which river?

Yukon
St. Lawrence
Ohio

9.

The course of which river features the world's highest waterfall?

Niagara
Zambezi
a tributary of Caroni