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Finding Locations on a Map
Identify each place described below. Use the map of the Mississippi River in your
textbook to find the answers.
1. This state is bordered on the north by Missouri and on the east by the Mississippi
River. __________________________________________________________________
2. This city is on the west bank of the Mississippi River, near where the Missouri River
joins the Mississippi.
________________________________________________________________________
3. This city is on the east bank of the Mississippi River, near the boundary between
Tennessee and Mississippi.
________________________________________________________________________
4. These “twin cities“ are on the east and west banks of the Mississippi River near its
headwaters. One city is the state capital.
________________________________________________________________________
5. This state is bordered on the west by the Mississippi River and on the south by the
Ohio River.
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6. This river flows southward across the state of Mississippi and joins the Mississippi
River near Vicksburg.
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7. This city is located where the Ohio River joins the Mississippi.
________________________________________________________________________
8. This river joins the Mississippi River about halfway between Memphis and
Vicksburg.
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9. This city is on the west bank of the Mississippi River, across from the state
boundary between Wisconsin and Illinois.
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10. Mark Twain’s home town of Hannibal is in this state.
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Reading a Data Table
1970
1980
1990
Rank in U.S. (1990)
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
166,000
220,000
220,000
74
Evansville, Indiana
139,000
130,000
126,000
144
Kansas City, Missouri
507,000
448,000
435,000
31
Louisville, Kentucky
362,000
299,000
270,000
58
Memphis, Tennessee
624,000
646,000
610,000
18
Minneapolis, Minnesota
434,000
371,000
368,000
43
New Orleans, Louisiana
593,000
558,000
497,000
24
Omaha, Nebraska
347,000
314,000
336,000
48
1. Which city had the largest population in 1990? ______________________________
2. Which city had the largest population in 1970? ______________________________
3. Which city is not one of the 100 largest U.S. cities? ___________________________
4. Which city had a larger population in 1990 than in 1970? _____________________
5. How did the population of Omaha, Nebraska, change between 1970 and 1990?
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
6. Rank Kansas City, Minneapolis, and New Orleans in order from most population
to least population for 1970, 1980, and 1990.
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
7. How many people did the city of Louisville gain or lose between 1970 and 1990?
________________________________________________________________________
8. What is the percentage of population lost or gained in Louisville between 1970 and 1990?
________________________________________________________________________
9. Which city lost the most population between 1970 and 1990? _________________
10. Which two cities gained the most population between 1970 and 1980?
________________________________________________________________________
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The table below compares the populations of eight cities along the Mississippi,
Missouri, and Ohio Rivers. Use the table to answer the questions that follow.
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Making a Bar Graph
The table below shows the amount of freight carried on the Mississippi River
system between 1970 and 1990. “Domestic freight” means goods that are
bought and sold within the United States. “Foreign freight” means goods
that the United States buys from other countries or sells to other countries.
Freight Carried on the Mississippi River System (millions of tons)
Domestic freight
Foreign freight
1970
1975
1980
1985
1990
341
360
408
420
490
51
94
177
108
170
Use the table to make a bar graph on a sheet of graph paper. Label the vertical axis
“Freight (millions of tons).” Label the horizontal axis “Years.” Draw two bars for
each year, one for domestic freight and one for foreign freight. When you finish the
graph, answer the following questions.
1. What was the total amount of freight carried each year? ______________________
________________________________________________________________________
2. In what year was the largest amount of foreign freight carried on the river?
________________________________________________________________________
3. In what year was the largest amount of domestic freight carried on the river?
________________________________________________________________________
4. Describe how the amounts of domestic freight and foreign freight changed from
1970 to 1990.
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
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Finding Your Way Around New Orleans
Use this map of downtown New Orleans to answer the questions below. Write your
answers on a separate sheet of paper.
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1. In which general direction does the Mississippi River flow here?
2. What body of water borders New Orleans on the north?
3. What waterway connects the Mississippi River with the body of water on
the north?
4. Why do you think the waterway was built?
5. What body of water extends south from Lake Pontchartrain into the city?
6. What historic district is shown on the map?
7. Name the four streets that form the historic district’s boundaries.
8. Use the map scale to determine about how long a walk it is along Esplanade
Avenue from the French Quarter to City Park.
9. In which area of New Orleans is the airport located?
10. Which area of New Orleans is south of the Mississippi River?
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Traveling the Upper Mississippi
The map on the next page shows the locks and dams on the upper Mississippi River.
Areas shaded dark gray indicate major cities. Use the map to answer the questions
below. Write your answers on a separate sheet of paper.
1. Name the five states that border the upper Mississippi River.
2. What two major cities are near Lock 1?
3. Which lock is the first downstream after the point where the Missouri River enters
the Mississippi River? What major city is located there?
4. What river flows into the Mississippi between Lock 9 and Lock 10?
5. Name two lock-and-dam systems that are not numbered on the map.
6. If you traveled on the Mississippi from Hastings, Minnesota, to Genoa, Wisconsin,
what direction would you be going?
7. If you took a boat from Alton, Illinois, to Rock Island, Illinois, would you be
traveling upstream or downstream?
8. Suppose a boat entered the Mississippi from the Wisconsin River and then sailed
downstream. Which lock would it go through first?
9. Suppose a boat is sailing from Quincy, Illinois, to Canton, Missouri. Draw a
diagram to show how the boat would “lock through” Lock 20. (Hint: First
determine whether the boat is traveling upstream or downstream.)
10. Lock 3 at Red Wing, Minnesota, is about 234 meters above sea level. Lock 12 at
Bellevue, Iowa, is about 189 meters above sea level. Lock 24 at Winfield, Missouri,
is about 143 meters above sea level.
a. What distance do locks raise a ship sailing from Bellevue to Red Wing?
b. What distance do locks lower a ship sailing from Bellevue to
Winfield?
c. What is the total distance that locks raise or lower ships between Red
Wing and Winfield?
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