Which state has a major timber industry in the South?
Correct answer(s):
- Mississippi
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What is the main agricultural product of Florida?
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- Citrus fruits
Which Southern state is a leader in peanut production?
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- Georgia
What is the largest city in Texas?
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- Houston
Which city is home to the historic French Quarter?
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- New Orleans
Which Southern city is known as “Music City”?
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- Nashville
What is the capital of South Carolina?
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- Columbia
Which city is home to the Riverwalk?
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- San Antonio, TX
Which war saw the Mississippi River used as a major strategic route by Union forces?
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- Civil War
Which explorer is credited with naming the Mississippi River “Rio del Espiritu Santo” in 1541?
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- Hernando de Soto
Which state has the most miles of the Mississippi River running through it?
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- Minnesota
The Mississippi River basin provides irrigation for approximately what percentage of U.S. farmland?
Correct answer(s):
- 40%
Which large U.S. swamp is directly influenced by the Mississippi River’s ecosystem?
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- Atchafalaya Basin
Which of these rivers is NOT a tributary of the Mississippi River?
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- Colorado River
What natural feature forms at the mouth of the Mississippi River due to sediment deposits?
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- Delta
Which U.S. state has the least land area within the Mississippi River basin?
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- Wyoming
How many gallons of water per second does the Mississippi River discharge into the Gulf of Mexico on average?
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- 593,000
Which explorer mapped parts of the Mississippi River for France?
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- Jacques Marquette
What is a delta?
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- The mouth of a river where sediment deposits build up
What causes the brown color of the Mississippi River water?
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- Sand and clay sediment