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Q1: How much of North America does the Mississippi drain?
Q2: Which city lies at the meeting of the Mississippi and the Missouri?
[Answer]

The Mississippi (whose name comes from the Native American words for 'father of waters') is the biggest river in North America, draining 40% of the whole continent and 60% of the United States.

It is 6,000 km long and has a drainage basin of 3.2 million square kilometres.

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The Mississippi

1. READ/play the text
2. CLICK the picture (and video)
3. TRY this:
Q1: How much of North America does the Mississippi drain?
Q2: Which city lies at the meeting of the Mississippi and the Missouri?
[Answer]