Q. Which of the following statements regarding the North American Great Lakes are correct?
1.Lake Superior is geologically classified as the largest single freshwater lake by surface area in the world.
2.The international boundary line between Canada and the United States divides all five Great Lakes into equal sovereign shares.
3.Lake Michigan holds the geographical distinction of being the only Great Lake situated entirely within the borders of the United States.
4.The Great Lakes Waterway bypasses structural bottlenecks to connect these inland basins directly to the Atlantic Ocean via the Amazon basin.
Select the answer using the code given below:
Answer: A
Notes:
Explanation:
- Statement 1 is correct: Excluding the saline/brackish Caspian Sea, Lake Superior holds the record as the world’s largest freshwater lake by surface area (~82,100 sq km).
- Statement 2 is incorrect: Four of the lakes are shared between the US and Canada, but they are not split into equal geographic halves.
- Statement 3 is correct: Lake Michigan lies entirely inside the territory of the United States, whereas Lakes Superior, Huron, Erie, and Ontario are shared across the international border with Canada.
- Statement 4 is incorrect: The Great Lakes connect to the Atlantic Ocean via the Saint Lawrence Seaway.
