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What is a lake?
it always contains fresh water
stays the same size forever
is a body of water surrounded by land
is the same depth as the rivers that run into it
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Why is Lake Tanganyika so long and narrow?
it is really a river
not many rivers empty into it
it is in a rift valley
no one knows
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Who or what was Lake Victoria named after?
Uganda's victory over Kenya in a war
Queen Victoria of England
the city of Victoria in Canada
the Australian who discovered the lake
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Which of the following lakes is NOT in Africa?
Lake Chad
Lake Baikal
Lake Victoria
Lake Tanganyika
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Which lake is the source of the Nile River?
Lake Victoria
Lake Chad
Lake Baikal
Lake Titicaca
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On what continent is Lake Maracaibo located?
Africa
South America
Asia
North America
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A strait is
a small rift-valley lake
a kind of canal that was built during the 1800's
a narrow body of water that connects two larger bodies of water
a process engineers used to straighten rivers
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Which Great Lake is entirely in the United States?
Lake Michigan
Lake Ontario
Lake Huron
Lake Superior
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On which lake did the Edmund Fitzgerald sink?
Lake Michigan
Lake Huron
Lake Superior
Lake Ontario
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Why do things on the bottom of Lake Baikal appear close?
the water is shallow
the lake has magnifying water
the water is clear
the lake has lots of pebbles
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Traders used the Caspian Sea to get from Asia to
North America
Africa
Europe
South America
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The Caspian Sea is located between which two continents?
Europe and Asia
North America and South America
Europe and Africa
Russia and Kazakhstan
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The Aral Sea is located on which continent?
Europe
Asia
Africa
South America
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How are lakes important to people all over the world?
they provide water for crops
they provide recreational opportunities
they provide sources of food
all of the above
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The Aral Sea is
the largest lake in the world
a popular tourist destination
growing
shrinking
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Which picture represents lines of latitude?
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Which picture represents lines of longitude?
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What lake is number 1?
Lake Michigan
Lake Superior
Lake Erie
Lake Ontario
Lake Huron
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What lake is number 2?
Lake Michigan
Lake Superior
Lake Erie
Lake Ontario
Lake Huron
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What lake is number 3?
Lake Michigan
Lake Superior
Lake Erie
Lake Ontario
Lake Huron
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What lake is number 4?
Lake Michigan
Lake Superior
Lake Erie
Lake Ontario
Lake Huron
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What lake is number 5?
Lake Michigan
Lake Superior
Lake Erie
Lake Ontario
Lake Huron