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Which description of Brandywine Creek is accurate?

  • Snake River flows through northern Delaware
  • Rio Grande flows through northern Delaware
  • Brandywine Creek flows through northern Delaware
  • Colorado River flows through northern Delaware
Correct answer(s):
  • Brandywine Creek flows through northern Delaware

Which fact best describes the Christina River?

  • The Susquehanna River helped shape the growth of Wilmington
  • The Missouri River helped shape the growth of Wilmington
  • The Christina River helped shape the growth of Wilmington
  • The Tennessee River helped shape the growth of Wilmington
Correct answer(s):
  • The Christina River helped shape the growth of Wilmington

Which option accurately explains the Nanticoke River?

  • The Columbia River is an important waterway in southwestern Delaware
  • The Nanticoke River is an important waterway in southwestern Delaware
  • The Arkansas River is an important waterway in southwestern Delaware
  • The Hudson River is an important waterway in southwestern Delaware
Correct answer(s):
  • The Nanticoke River is an important waterway in southwestern Delaware

What is the correct interpretation of Delaware’s Coastal Plain wetlands?

  • Wetlands are common in Maryland’s Coastal Plain
  • Wetlands are common in Delaware’s Coastal Plain
  • Wetlands are common in Virginia’s Coastal Plain
  • Wetlands are common in New Jersey’s Coastal Plain
Correct answer(s):
  • Wetlands are common in Delaware's Coastal Plain

Which statement best summarizes Delaware’s coastal environments?

  • Dunes, tidal marshes and coastal bays are important parts of New Jersey’s coast
  • Dunes, tidal marshes and coastal bays are important parts of Maryland’s coast
  • Dunes, tidal marshes and coastal bays are important parts of Virginia’s coast
  • Dunes, tidal marshes and coastal bays are important parts of Delaware’s coast
Correct answer(s):
  • Dunes, tidal marshes and coastal bays are important parts of Delaware's coast

What is true about Lewes?

  • Lewes is located near Delaware Bay and the Atlantic coast
  • Lewes is located near San Francisco Bay and the Atlantic coast
  • Lewes is located near Chesapeake Bay and the Atlantic coast
  • Lewes is located near Mobile Bay and the Atlantic coast
Correct answer(s):
  • Lewes is located near Delaware Bay and the Atlantic coast

Which description of Cape Henlopen is accurate?

  • Cape Henlopen is close to where Delaware Bay meets the Gulf of Mexico
  • Cape Henlopen is close to where Delaware Bay meets the Atlantic Ocean
  • Cape Henlopen is close to where Delaware Bay meets the Lake Erie
  • Cape Henlopen is close to where Delaware Bay meets the Pacific Ocean
Correct answer(s):
  • Cape Henlopen is close to where Delaware Bay meets the Atlantic Ocean

Which fact best describes Atlantic Ocean and Delaware Bay help?

  • The Pacific Ocean and Delaware Bay help moderate temperatures near Delaware’s coast
  • The Lake Erie and Delaware Bay help moderate temperatures near Delaware’s coast
  • The Atlantic Ocean and Delaware Bay help moderate temperatures near Delaware’s coast
  • The Gulf of Mexico and Delaware Bay help moderate temperatures near Delaware’s coast
Correct answer(s):
  • The Atlantic Ocean and Delaware Bay help moderate temperatures near Delaware's coast

Which option accurately explains Delaware’s climate?

  • Delaware has four distinct seasons and a generally humid climate
  • Virginia has four distinct seasons and a generally humid climate
  • Maryland has four distinct seasons and a generally humid climate
  • New Jersey has four distinct seasons and a generally humid climate
Correct answer(s):
  • Delaware has four distinct seasons and a generally humid climate

What is the correct interpretation of Delaware’s precipitation?

  • Delaware receives roughly 45 inches of precipitation in an average year
  • Delaware receives roughly 68 inches of precipitation in an average year
  • Delaware receives roughly 22 inches of precipitation in an average year
  • Delaware receives roughly 55 inches of precipitation in an average year
Correct answer(s):
  • Delaware receives roughly 45 inches of precipitation in an average year

Which county is Dover in?

  • Baltimore County
  • Sussex County
  • Kent County
  • New Castle County
Correct answer(s):
  • Kent County

What is the county seat of New Castle County?

  • Newark
  • Georgetown
  • Dover
  • Wilmington
Correct answer(s):
  • Wilmington

What is the county seat of Sussex County?

  • Georgetown
  • Newark
  • Wilmington
  • Dover
Correct answer(s):
  • Georgetown

Which city is home to Delaware State University?

  • Newark
  • Wilmington
  • Dover
  • Georgetown
Correct answer(s):
  • Dover