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Life on the Mississippi
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Bordering States of the Mississippi
Interesting Facts
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What is the longest river in the world?

Nile River

100
What were the main jobs people had along the Mississippi River
The main jobs were farming, lumberjacks, and traders.
100
What was the Mississippi river mostly usted for in the 1800's?
the river was used for transportation.
100
In what state is the source of the Mississippi River located?
The source is in Minnesota.
100
How long is the Mississippi River?
The Mississippi River is 2,340 miles long.
200

What is a river that joins up with the Mississippi?

St. Croix

Missouri


200

What is one bad thing the Mississippi was used for in the 1800s?

Slavery

200

What was transported up and down the Mississippi river in the 1800's?

People, crops, and goods to be sold where transported up and down the river.

200
What are the three Southern most states that borders the Mississippi River?
Arkansas, Mississippi, and Louisiana are the three southern most states that borders the Mississippi.
200
From the source in northern Minnesota to the mouth of the river on the Gulf of Mexico how far does the river drop?
The river drops 1,475ft.
300

What river goes through the Grand Canyon?


Hint: it is named after a state

Colorado River

300

Why was the Mississippi River so useful to farmers?

The land along the river has good soil for growing crops. The water carries minerals and deposits them. 

300
Why was the Mississippi river so important after the Lousiana purchase in 1803?
The river allowed settlers to travel up the river and develope the northern mid-west.
300
What are the three Northern most states that borders the Mississippi river?
Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Iowa are the three Northern most states that border the Mississippi river.
300
How deep does the Mississippi River get?
The river is over 200ft. deep in a section of the river in New Orleans.
400

What is the 2nd largest river in the world? (200 points)

What continent has this river? (200 points)

Amazon River

South America

400

How did the people of Natchez Mississippi become so wealthy?

They got rich off the slave trade.

400
Why was the river such a significant transportation route in the 1800's?
The river allowed boats to travel from Lousiana all the way up to Pittsburg, Pennsylvania.
400
What is the state that is north of Arkansas,south of Iowa and borders the Mississippi river?
Missouri
400
How are the French trying to clean the Seine River?

They are draining sewage away from the river and into a big drum. 

500

How long does it take for something to float down the entire Mississippi?

3 months/90 days

500

What is the Native American name for the Mississippi? Hint: "The _____ of waters"

The Father of Waters

500
Why is two-way traffic on the Mississippi River so important?
It doubled the carrying capacity of the river.
500
What is the last state the river flows through before running into the Gulf of Mexico?
Lousiana
500
How many states border the Mississippi river?
10 states border the Mississippi river.