THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER

Made by: Sasha Daenens, Mary Little, Chris Richard and Jenny Hogan

Location of the Mississippi River• The river either

borders or cuts through the states of Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois, Missouri, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Mississippi, and Louisiana.

The Mississippi River is the largest river in North America which is about 1.2 million square miles.

Climate at the Mississippi River varies due to the large

area it occupies.

Fun Fact: The name "Mississippi" comes from the Anishinabe people

(Ojibwe Indians). They called the river "Messipi" or "Mee-zee-see-bee," which means "Big River" or

"Father of Waters."(Accredited to http://www.experiencemississippiriver.com/river-facts.cfm)