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1. 1.

   Why is the St Lawrence River a very important inland waterway?

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   The St Lawrence is River a very important inland waterway be...

2. 2.

   Most sawmills are situated near rivers and streams. Why?

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   Most sawmills are situated near rivers and streams because r...

3. 3.

   Choose the correct option.

   1. North America is the ______________ largest continent.
      1. second
      2. third
      3. fourth
      4. fifth
   2. The ______________ Strait separates Asia from North America.
      1. Bering
      2. Panama
      3. St Lawrence
      4. Appalachian
   3. The five lakes that make up the Great Lakes are Lake Huron, Lake Ontario, Lake Michigan, Lake Erie and ______________.
      1. Lake Superior
      2. Lake Athabasca
      3. Great Bear Lake
      4. None of these
   4. The Grand Canyon has been formed by the ______________ River.
      1. St Lawrence River
      2. Mississippi Missouri
      3. Hudson
      4. Colorado
   5. Which of these is not the main production centre of lumber in Canada?
      1. Quebec
      2. Montreal
      3. Toronto
      4. Ontario
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   1. (ii) third
   2. (i) Bering
   3. (i) Lake Superior
   4. (iv) Colorado
   5. (iv) Ontar
4. 4.

   Match the following.

   A	B
   1. Canadian Shield	i. Fall Line
   2. Western Cordilleras	ii. Old fold mountains
   3. Appalachian	iii. Great Lakes
   4. St Lawrence River	iv. Semi-circular
   5. Waterfalls	v. Rockies

    

5. 5.

   Fill in the blanks.

   1. A narrow stretch of land that joins North America to South America and separates the Atlantic Ocean from the Pacific Ocean: ______________ ____________________________.
   2. The tropical islands, called the West Indies, are located in this sea: ______________
   3. A physical division of North America around the Hudson Bay which has the oldest known hard rocks of the world: ______________ ______________
   4. A river that flows northwards and drains into the Hudson Bay: ______________
6. 6.

   State whether the following are true or false. Rewrite the false statements correctly.

   1. The 49°N latitude marks the boundary between Mexico and the USA.
   2. The Tropic of Cancer passes through Mexico, which is a large country in North America.
   3. Newfoundland is the largest island in the world.
   4. There are many active and extinct volcanoes and hot springs in the Appalachian Range.
   5. Lumbering is done in summer when the rivers are flooded.