The Mighty Mississippi

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The Mighty Mississippi

• Vocabulary

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Mississippi River

• Means big water or father of waters

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Source

• The starting point, or beginning of a river.

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Mouth

• The endpoint of a river.

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Tributary

• A small river that feeds into a larger river.

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River Basin

• All the land that is drained by a river and the
  rivers tributaries

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New Orleans, LA

• One of the busiest ports in our nation.

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Port

• A place where ships load and unload goods.

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Delta

• The fertile land formed by the soil the river
  deposits as it flows into the sea.

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Wetland

• A wet area, such as a swamp or a marsh.