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4th SS/SE Chap 3
SS Southeast Chap 3
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is fine dirt that moves as the river flows and it changes the bottom of the basin | silt |
| What 3 things are formed as the silt moves along the river? | New Islands, Sandlands, and river bends |
| What is used to remove extra silt? | Special Boats |
| What are the special walls next to rivers Engineers design and build to keep the river from flooding? | Levees |
| A place where ships load and unload goods | Ports |
| Where is the port that goods are delivered from other countries and where goods leave the US to be delivered into other countries? | New Orleans, LA |
| What ports have helped cities grow? | Mississippi River |
| What are the 2 important wetlands? | Okeffonokee Swamp and Florida Evergreens |
| The land formed by the soil the river depostis as it flows into the sea? | Delta |
| What type of soil if rich, black and perfect for farming? | Delta Soil |
| An area such as a swamp or marsh where water is at or close to the surface of the ground? | Wetlands |
| Rolling down the River | Mississippi River |
| Misi Sipi = | "Big Water" "Fater of Water" |
| Who named the Mississippi River? | Native Americans |
| What is the starting point or source of the Mississippi River? | tiny Lake Itasca in Minnesota |
| Where is the mouth of the Mississippi River located and what does it empty into? | Louisiana and Gulf of Mexico |
| What are smaller rivers that feed into a larger body of water? | tributaries |
| All the land drained by a river and its tributaries is called? | river basin |
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