How Geography Made The US Ridiculously OP video quiz

What is the longest navigable river in the world?

• Yangtze River

• Mississippi River

• Nile River

• Amazon River

The Mississippi river system spans one third of which continent?

• South America

• North America

• Asia

• Africa

Why are navigable rivers valuable for generating economic activity?

• They are not suitable for transporting goods

• They are free to use and cheaper for transportation

• They are expensive to construct

• They require high ongoing maintenance costs

What percentage of the lower continental 48 United States is within 240 kilometers of an easily navigable waterway?

• 90%

• 50%

• 75%

• 100%

Which region in the United States produces nearly a third of the entire planet's supply of corn and soybeans?

• Midwest

• Californian Central Valley

• The South

• Pacific Northwest

What is the largest contiguous stretch of arable farmland on the planet?

• Great Plains

• Gulf Coast

• Pacific Northwest

• Californian Central Valley

Which country has the greatest overall potential for ports based on its coastline length?

• Australia

• Russia

• United States

• China

What is the most strategically important city in the United States?

• Chicago

• New York City

• New Orleans

• Los Angeles

Which natural harbor is surrounded by California and is one of the most impressive in the world?

• Chesapeake Bay

• San Francisco Bay

• Puget Sound

• Hudson Bay

What are the two straits that all ships passing through the Gulf of Mexico have to go through?

• Florida Strait and Yucatan Strait

• Bering Strait and Gibraltar Strait

• Strait of Hormuz and Strait of Malacca

• Dardanelles Strait and Bosporus Strait