Question

C. Answer the following questions in brief:
1. Who discovered America?
2. After which explorer is America named?
3. List the four main physical divisions of America.
4. Name the largest river system of North America.
5 Name the largest freshwater lake in the world.​

Answer 1

Answer:

1.Christopher Columbus

2.Amerigo Vespucci

3.The four major physical divisions of North America are the Canadian or Laurentian shield, the Western Mountain System or Western Cordilleras, the eastern highlands or Appalachians Mountains and the central lowlands or Great Central Plains.

4.Mississippi River, the longest river of North America.

5Lake Baikal, Russia