North America - Oceans and Waterways Flashcards
1
Q
What are the Two Oceans of North America?
A
The Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean.
2
Q
What is a Loch?
A
A system that traps a ship temporarily to raise the water level inside so that it can sail out in a different area.
3
Q
What can Rivers also serve as?
A
Highways.
4
Q
What is the Leeward side?
A
The safe side in the stormy North Pacific.
5
Q
What is the Windward?
A
The stormy side in the stormy North Pacific.
6
Q
Where does most American food go from?
A
New Orleans.
7
Q
North America has good seaports for transporting goods on both the Atlantic and the ___.
A
Pacific.
