Rivers
Which river pours the most water into the ocean?
The Amazon
How many oceans are there in the world?
5
Which of the Great Lakes is entirely within U.S territory?
Lake Michigan
Canada is home to what percentage of the worlds wetlands?
25%
What are the two main types of glaciers?
Alpine and Continental glaciers
What river was the basis of early civilization in Egypt?
The Nile
How many hearts do octopuses have?
3 hearts
What is the largest lake in Manitoba?
Lake Winnipeg
What invasive plant is often to referred to as wetlands' woes?
European common reed (phragmites)
What organization carefully monitors glaciers using satellites?
NASA
What river is the major shipping artery out of the Great Lakes?
St.Lawrence
The most volcanoes are found in which ocean?
Pacific ocean
What lake is the source of the nile?
Lake Victoria
Which wetland is found in the grasslands of North America?
Prairie pothole
How much of the worlds fresh water is stored in glaciers? (%)
75%
Into which body of water does the Rio Grande river flow?
Gulf of Mexico
What is the deepest point in the ocean?
The Mariana trench
What is the largest freshwater lake by volume?
Lake Baikal, Russia
What is the largest tropical wetland in the world?
The pantanal - it crosses Bolivia, Brazil and Paraguay
What is the name of the worlds largest glacier?
What river is at the bottom of the Grand Canyon?
The Colorado river
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What country has the nickname of "Land of a thousand lakes"
Finland
Wetlands provide habitat or breeding grounds for what percentage of all plant and animal species?
40%
What is the name of the glacier that holds the record for fastest glacier surge?
Kutiah Glacier, Pakistan