In North America, the ________ separates streams that flow into the Pacific Ocean from those that flow into the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico.

A. Continental Divide
B. Mississippi River
C. Continental Transect
D. Sierra Nevada Mountain Range
E. Appalachian Mountain Range


Answer: A

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