QUESTIONS - Examine the map and answer the questions.

1. Which featured states are to the west of the Mississippi River?
2. Which three states are directly on the north side of the Ohio River?
3. Which three states directly are on the south side of the Ohio River?
4. Which lake is directly north of Michigan?
5. Which lake is directly northeast of Michigan?
6. Which lake is directly east of Wisconsin?
7. Which lake is directly north of Ohio?
8. Into which river do nearly all the other rivers of the featured states flow?
9. Which labeled rivers flow into the western side of the Mississippi River?
10. Which labeled rivers flow into the eastern side of the Mississippi River?
11. In which state does the Mississippi start?
12. Which labeled rivers flow into the Ohio River?
13. Which states border Lake Superior?
14. Which states border Lake Michigan?
15. Which states border Lake Huron?
16. Which of the featured states border Lake Erie?
17. Which labeled rivers are in Ohio?
18. Which labeled rivers are in Illinois?
19. Which two states have names that reflect their respective geographical positions?
20. Which state is between Nebraska and Oklahoma?
21. Which states are directly south of Tennessee?
22. Which states are directly east of Kentucky?
23. Which featured state extends the farthest south?

ANSWERS

1. Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma, and Arkansas are the featured states to the west of the Mississippi River.
2. Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois are directly on the north side of the Ohio River.
3. Kentucky and Tennessee are directly on the south side of the Ohio River.
4. Lake Superior is directly north of Michigan.
5. Lake Huron is directly northeast of Michigan.
6. Lake Michigan is directly east of Wisconsin.
7. Lake Erie is directly north of Ohio.
8. Nearly all the other rivers of the featured states flow into the Mississippi River.
9. The Iowa River, the Missouri River, the Kansas River, and the Arkansas River flow into the western side of the Mississippi River.
10. The Illinois River and the Ohio River flow into the eastern side of the Mississippi River.
11. The Mississippi River starts in Minnesota.
12. The Wabash River, the White River, the Cumberland River, and the Tennessee River flow into the Ohio River.
13. Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan border Lake Superior.
14. Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, and Michigan border Lake Michigan.
15. Michigan borders Lake Huron.
16. Michigan and Ohio are the featured states bordering Lake Erie.
17. The Scioto River and the Ohio River are in Ohio.
18. The Illinois River, the Wabash River, the Mississippi River, and the Ohio River are in Illinois.
19. North Dakota and South Dakota have names that reflect their respective geographical positions.
20. Kansas is the state between Nebraska and Oklahoma.
21. Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, and North Carolina are directly south of Tennessee.
22. West Virginia and Virginia are directly east of Kentucky.
23. Arkansas is the featured state extending farthest south.

This is a picture of a flood of the Mississippi River. Look at the map and observe that the greater part of our country is drained by that river. That is, the rain that falls in the States between the Appalachian and Rocky Mountains, runs into rivers which flow directly or indirectly into the Mississippi. This is caused by the land sloping downward from these two chains of mountains where the land is highest, to the Mississippi River where it is lowest.

To prevent inundations or freshets, which do great damage to houses, farms, and cattle, the people have built raised banks, called levees, along the river.

Notebook Work: Label the following on the map of states in the middle of the United States: Canada, Lake Superior, Lake Michigan, Lake Huron, Lake Erie, North Dakota, Ohio, Tennessee, Oklahoma, Arkansas, South Dakota, Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa, Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Minnesota, Michigan, and Wisconsin.