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| Which two waterways link the Mississippi River and Lake Michigan? | The ILLinois waterways and the ILLinois River |
| What brought many industries to cities along the Great Plains? | Rivers brought goos transportation and nearby natural resources |
| What three kinds of resources does a business need to manufacture products? | natural resources, human resources (workers) and capital resources |
| What made the assembly line possible? | mass production |
| if the resources are: wheat, corn, and other grains from farming, what are the products? | flower, bread, cereal and other food products. |
| If the resources are iron ore, coal and limestone, what would a product be? | steal |
| What is the biggest river in North America? | The Mississippi |
| What happened to flatboats since they could not travel upstream? | after the trip downstream, they were broken up and their lumber was sold. |
| Does the Missouri River flows into the Mississippi | yes |
| How long did river trips take on earlier boats? | several months |
| How long did river trips take on steam boats? | several days |
| What is a shaman? | a spiritual leader |
| How is the Mississippi River important to transportation? | The Mississippi and its tributaries form an important route through the middle of America (its heartland) |
| Migration | the movement of many people who leave one country or region to settle in another |
| flat boat | a large raft made of boards that were tied together (Arks) |
| How did pioneers who crossed the Appalachian mountains use rivers? | They used rivers as a highway to carry them and their belongs west. |
| What is a Keel boat | They were pointed at both ends and sometimes used to sail upstream and down. |
| What is a steamboat? | boats that were powered by a steam engine that turned a paddle wheel. |
| What is a barge? | a large flat boat used on rivers and other inland waterways. |
| What carries most cargo up and down rivers today? | barges |
| What is the longest river in the world? | the Nile |
| Name facts about the Nile? | longest river, very fertile land along it, very important source of fresh water |
| What is a fellah? | a farmer |
| why did fellahs want floods? | floods left behind silt that maid the soil fertile |
| How did fellahs sow their seeds? | laid them on the ground and cattle stomped on them |
| Hy is the Rhine River Europe's most important inland waterway? | connects inland cities and allows transportation of raw materials and products between many differentcountries |
| What is irrigation? | it is the use of ditches or pipes to move water to dry areas |
| Where is the Ganges River located? | India |
| What makes the Ganges different from many other rivers? | has fertile soil and receives more rain than the Nile. It's a spiritual River that people believe will heal them. |
| Where is the Chang Jiang River located? | China. It's China's longest River. 1/5 of the world's population lives along this river. Factories and crops |
| Where is the Amazon River located? | South America, wider than all other rivers, rain forests |
| Why do fewer people live along the Amazon River than along other rivers> | the land is low (floods), wet and humid, thick rainforests |
