Mississippi River

Geography

100

How wide is the Mississippi River?

7 miles wide

200

How many states does the Mississippi River flow through?

10 states

300

What event made the Mississippi River flow backwards?

HINT: think of Reel Foot

The New Madrid earthquakes

Economy

100

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.

200

How does the Mississippi River get there money?

Through shipping and trade

300

The Mississippi River and its economy was so good that the Mississippi River got what name?

watery superhighway

Places

100

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

200

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

300

 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

Commercial Superhighway

100

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.

200

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

300

What material is one of the most traded on the Mississippi River?

HINT: Its helps conduct heat in a grill

Coal

Wildlife

100

How do birds use the Mississippi River?

It serves as a road for migration. 

Also called a flyway for birds.

200

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

300

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.