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Physical Features of the United States

Question 7 • FL-2106010-M/J Civics B

Read the passage below and answer the question that follows. Roger has lived in the Southeast his entire life. He owns a small boat and loves to fish in the warm waters of the gulf. Roger believes that fishing close to the estuaries is one of the best ways to catch a variety of fish. Roger is fishing in the __________.

Answer
A
Gulf of Alaska
B
Gulf of Mexico
C
Gulf of Tonkin
D
Gulf of California

Explanation

The southeastern United States borders the Gulf of Mexico, whose warm waters and coastal estuaries support many kinds of fish. The Gulf of Alaska, Gulf of Tonkin, and Gulf of California are not the gulf described in the passage. Roger is fishing in the Gulf of Mexico.

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