Question

The Continental Divide __________.
A.
divides the United States into east and west
B.
divides the United States into north and south
C.
divides the flow of river systems in the United States into east and west
D.
is a series of rivers and mountains that separates Canada from the United States

Please select the best answer from the choices provided.

A
B
C
D

Answer 1

C

The Continental Divide (the Great Divide) separates the river systems that drain toward the Pacific from those that drain toward the Atlantic/Gulf/Arctic — i.e., it divides drainage east and west.