The Great Lakes - Multiple Choice Cloze
Quiz
The only lake that lies completely in the US is
- Lake Michigan
- Lake Superior
- Lake Erie
- Lake Ontario
The St. Lawrence Seaway connects the Great Lakes with
- the Atlantic Ocean
- Chicago
- the Mississippi River
- Canada
The Great Lakes are
- all at different sea levels
- all at the same sea level
- all lower than the Atlantic Ocean
- all above 100 meters sea level
Niagara Falls lies between
- Lake Erie and Lake Ontario
- Lake Michigan and Lake Superior
- Lake Superior and Lake Huron
- Lake Huron and Lake Erie
During the winter months
- large parts of the Great Lakes freeze
- the Great Lakes have no ice because of the large amount of salt water
- ice breakers cannot travel on the lakes
- there is no ship travel on the Great Lakes
The lakes were geologically formed
- in the Ice Age
- by volcanic activity
- by the spreading of the Atlantic Ocean
- by groundwater
The Great Lakes are economically important because
- raw materials and industrial goods can be transported to other countries
- it is the greatest tourist area in the US
- corn and wheat are produced in the region
- the harbours are the largest in the world
The first settlers in the region were
- fur traders
- Indians
- fishermen
- factory workers