Geography
How wide is the Mississippi River?
7 miles wide
Why is the Mississippi River important to Memphis?
A. They rely on shipping
B. They rely on trade
C. They rely on economic growth
D. All of the above
D. All of the above
There reliant on the shipping, trade, and economic growth.
What city am I thinking about???
The Mississippi River helped it thrived as a commercial center reliant on the river for shipping, trade, and economic growth.
HINT: It's in Tennessee
Memphis, Tennessee
Why is the Mississippi River so important for the American economy?
1 or 2?
1. It as a massive conveyor belt for goods.
2. Its just for boats to ride on for fun
1. It acts as a massive conveyor belt for goods.
How do birds use the Mississippi River?
It serves as a road for migration.
Also called a flyway for birds.
How many states does the Mississippi River flow through?
10 states
How does the Mississippi River get there money?
Through shipping and trade
What is St. Louis, Missouri know for traded the most using the Mississippi River?
A. Silk
B. Bamboo
C. Animal fur
D. All of the above
C. Animal fur
How much cargo actually moves on the river each year?
A. 200 million tons
B. 500 million tons
C. 2 million tons
D. 9 million tons
B. 500 million tons
What kind of aquatic life lives in the river?
A. 50 thousand different species
B. 900 different species
C. 260 different species
D. 20 different species
C. 260 different species
What event made the Mississippi River flow backwards?
HINT: think of Reel Foot
The New Madrid earthquakes
The Mississippi River and its economy was so good that the Mississippi River got what name?
watery superhighway
The Mississippi River has the largest port complex in the world. What city is it in?
A. New Orleans, Louisiana
B. Chicago, Illinois
C. 4 lakes, Michigan
A. New Orleans, Louisiana
What material is one of the most traded on the Mississippi River?
HINT: Its helps conduct heat in a grill
Coal
True or False?
Does the environment stay the same from the start of the river to the end?
False. the river flows through nearly every major ecosystem in the central U.S.