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

Answer 1

C.

The Continental Divide (primarily along the Rocky Mountains) is a hydrological divide: it separates river systems whose waters flow toward the Pacific from those that flow toward the Atlantic/Gulf (and Arctic) — effectively dividing east‑ and west‑flowing drainage.