The mouth of a river is where

1.   ?    it joins another river.
2.   ?    is where it ends.
3.   ?    it begins.
4.   ?    water runs rapidly.

An estuary is a body of water where

1.   ?    a river begins.
2.   ?    salt water and fresh water meet.
3.   ?    the water runs very rapidly.
4.   ?    some irrigation is used.

Wetlands are made up of

1.   ?    lakes, plains, and marshes.
2.   ?    swamps, canals, and coast.
3.   ?    Marshes, sounds, and fjords.
4.   ?    marshes, bogs, and swamps.

Desalinization is the process that

1.   ?    takes the salt from seawater.
2.   ?    supplies water to dry land.
3.   ?    destroys wetlands.
4.   ?    changes the course of a river.

A deep, narrow inlet of the sea surrounded by steep cliffs is a

1.   ?    gulf.
2.   ?    canal.
3.   ?    fjord.
4.   ?    strait.

The Chesapeake Bay is a good example of a(n)

1.   ?    sound.
2.   ?    estuary.
3.   ?    strait.
4.   ?    inland sea.

Which of these statements is correct?

1.   ?    Water is plentiful in almost all of the world's countries.
2.   ?    Because of the construction of dams, fresh water is available throughout the world.
3.   ?    Bottled water has greatly increased the world's supply of fresh water.
4.   ?    Less than 1% of the earth's fresh water is available for humans to use.

A river that flows into a larger river is called a(n)

1.   ?    estuary.
2.   ?    mouth
3.   ?    tributary.
4.   ?    strait.

Going downstream is traveling

1.   ?    against the current - in the direction from which the stream is flowing
2.   ?    in the direction the water is flowing - with the current

A confluence is where

1.   ?    a river begins.
2.   ?    two rivers meet and flow together.
3.   ?    a river ends.
4.   ?    the water flows very swiftly.

Smaller divisions of the ocean are called

1.   ?    seas, straits and channels.
2.   ?    canals and seas.
3.   ?    seas, gulfs and bays.
4.   ?    lakes and rivers.

Which of the following best describes canals?

1.   ?    partially enclosed by land
2.   ?    a narrow inlet of the sea
3.   ?    contain a delta
4.   ?    man made

Florida's Everglades is a good example of a(n)

1.   ?    estuary.
2.   ?    river source.
3.   ?    flooded plain.
4.   ?    wetland.

Which of the following terms is NOT a water feature?

1.   ?    strait
2.   ?    bay
3.   ?    isthmus
4.   ?    fjord

Fjords are characteristic of

1.   ?    Norway.
2.   ?    Virginia.
3.   ?    Florida.
4.   ?    Japan.