St. Lawrence River

High school (ages 12+)
Geography

Name:

Date:

Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/st-lawrence-river

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. How big is the St. Lawrence River?Approximately 765,000 square kilometers (295,000 sq mi) for the Great Lakes Basin
2. What is the scientific name?Fleuve Saint-Laurent (French)
3. Why is the St. Lawrence River important for water and trade?It is the main outflow of the Great Lakes, has a huge flow, and the Seaway lets big ships travel from the ocean into the lakes.
4. Where does the St. Lawrence River flow?It starts at Lake Ontario, goes northeast for about 1,197 kilometers, and ends at the Gulf of St. Lawrence, crossing parts of Canada and the United States.

Great Lakes Basin: The extensive geographical area from which water flows into the Great Lakes system.
Estuary: A transitional zone where a river meets the sea, characterized by brackish water and high biological productivity.
St. Lawrence Seaway: An international deep-water waterway system that enables maritime transport between the Atlantic Ocean and the Great Lakes.
Archipelago: A group or chain of islands clustered together in a sea or lake.