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Outline Map Activities
Chapter
5
Section 3 The French and Indian War
Mississippi River Drainage Basin
A. Use the maps on textbook page 148 and in the atlas to locate the following bodies
of water, landforms, and settlement. Then label them on the outline map on the
back of this page.
Bodies of Water
Gulf of Mexico
Ohio River
Lake Ontario
Mississippi River
Lake Erie
Missouri River
Lake Huron
Platte River
Lake Michigan
Arkansas River
Lake Superior
Landforms
Appalachian
Mountains
Rocky
Mountains
Settlement
New Orleans
B. After labeling your map, use it to answer the following questions.
1. Which two natural features form the boundaries of the Mississippi River drainage
basin on the east and the west?
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2. Into what body of water does the Mississippi River system empty?
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3. Which river is the longest tributary of the Mississippi River?
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4. What tributary joins the Mississippi River south of the Missouri River?
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5. What is the approximate absolute location (latitude and longitude) of New Orleans?
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6. Why do you think the location of New Orleans made it an important trade center?
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7. Which part of the drainage basin is larger, the part east of the Mississippi River or
west of the river?
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UNIT 1
CHAPTER 5
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400 km
200 mi
95˚W
90˚W
85˚W
80˚W
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30˚N
35˚N
40˚N
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