Using the Paddle to the Amazon virtual tour as your guide,
answer the following questions about the places visited by Don
and Dana Starkell in the novel. Note that for some of the
answers you will have to click on the links provided to find the
answers.
The Red River
1. In how many different countries does the Red River flow?
2. Click on the links on the right-hand side and explore the
places along the Red River. Come up with a list of at least
five advantages that an individual would have canoeing in
this part of the world.
The Mississippi
1. How many different States does the Mississippi run
through?
2. List the reasons that the video gives for cities being
settled on the Mississippi River.
3. At what speed does the Mississippi River flow on average?
Atlantic Ocean
1. Who was the first European to sail to the Gulf of Mexico?
2. Look at the country links on the right hand side of the
page, they are all travel sites. Do a Google search of the
same country and read about them. Do you notice any
differences in how the nations are portrayed?
The Amazon River
1. Why is the Amazon River special to the trip?
2. According the to video, what is special about the Amazon
river dolphins?
3. What percentage of the ocean’s fresh water does the
Amazon provide?
4. What is meant by the word “tributary” when talking about
the Negro River?
Entire Trip
1. After reviewing the four main bodies of water travelled,
what section do you think would be the most difficult to
canoe along? Why?
2. Which of the cities or countries profiled would you want to
visit the most? Why?
3. Imagine that you have just completed the virtual tour
about the path the Starkell’s will take for their trip but
they have not yet left. Write a letter to them explaining
what they will be seeing on their trip.