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Mississippi

Nicknamed The Magnolia State, the US state of Mississippi is named after the Mississippi River. It has a total area of 48,430 sq mi and an estimated population of 2.94 million as of 2008.

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Where did the name Mississippi come from?

The Mississippi River comes from a Native American name pronounced "Misi-ziibi" by the Anishinaabe or Algonquin people. The name means â??Great Riverâ??. Meanwhile, the French pronunciation of the word was â??Mississippiâ??, very close to the pronunciation â??Mississippiâ??.

Largest state in land square miles east of the Mississippi?

Michigan is the largest state east of the Mississippi with 97,716 sq miles. However, only 57,324,000 of that area is land. The majority of the remainder is that portion of the Great Lakes which lie within the borders of the state (primarily Michigan, Huron and Superior).

Florida is second at 65,755 mi^2 of which 54,018 is land.

Georgia is third at 59,425, of which 57,880 is land, followed closely by Illinois, New York, North Carolina, and Alabama.

(Georgia is the state with the largest LAND area east of the Mississippi River.)

What languages are spoken in Mississippi?

English is the most widely spoken language in Mississippi.

Here is a list of the most common languages of Mississippi:

  1. English
  2. Spanish
  3. French
  4. Choctaw
  5. German
  6. Vietnamese
  7. Korean
  8. Chinese
  9. Tagalog
  10. Italian

Is Mississippi known for crops and farming?

Yes, agriculture is one of the state's leading industries. The Mississippi "delta" is one of the most fertile regions in the country. Mississippians call the low-lying area east of the Mississippi river "the delta," but it is not a true delta it is just a large floodplain that covers 15-20% of the state.

Does elevation increase or decrease from Mississippi to Colorado?

Colorado is higher in elevation than Mississippi.

Colorado contains the central part of the Rocky Mountains, and Colorado's highest point is Mount Elbert, elevation 14,433 feet above sea level. The Rockies, as they are called, are part of the Continental Divide, which is like a rooftop, dividing water and snow that fall on one side of the Rockies from the other side. One side of the Rockies drains water into rivers that reach the Pacific Ocean, and the other drains the water toward the Atlantic Ocean by rivers that reach the Mississippi River, including the State of Mississippi and the Gulf of Mexico.

How much money do assistant teachers make in Mississippi?

more than like 20 teacher is what i know but not the exact number

What is Mississippi's cash crop?

Agriculture is the major industry in Mississippi. Cotton, soybeans and rice are the major agriculture products. Also grown are substantial quantities of corn for grain, rice, and sweet potatoes.

2nd highest point east of the Mississippi?

The second highest point east of the Mississippi is Mount Craig in North Carolina at 6,647ft. There is some controversy due to the 4ft difference in the measurements of the two mountains. The elevation of Mount Craig was last verified in 1993 by satellite; however, Clingman's Dome (located on the NC-TN border) was last measured in 1920 using the conventional method. The designation dispute cannot truly be resolved until Clingman's Dome is remeasured.

What is the mouth of the Mississippi river called?

The mouth of the Mississippi River is called the Gulf of Mexico. It is located at Pilottown, Plaquemines Parish in Louisiana.

The mississippi river in north america empties into what?

The Mississippi River empties into the Gulf of Mexico.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mississippi_River

What kinds of animals live near the Mississippi River?

There are a lot of animals but most of all there is different types of fish.

What is nickname for the state of Mississippi?

The official nickname for Mississippi is The Magnolia State.

What gulf is located at the mouth of the Mississippi River?

The Mississippi River rises in northern Minnesota and flows southwards for 2,320 miles to the Mississippi River Delta at the Gulf of Mexico.

What is the only natural waterfall on the Mississippi River?

The only natural waterfall on the Mississippi River is the Falls of St. Antony.

Where does Archie Manning live today?

Archie Manning, the former NFL quarterback, lives in New Orleans, Louisiana. Manning was born in Drew, Mississippi on May 19, 1949.

How did the Mississippi flood of 2011 affect people?

It affected the Americas by killing fourteen in Arkansas and as well as least 383 killed across seven states in the preceding storms.

Thousands of homes were ordered evacuated, including over 1,300 in Memphis, Tennessee, and more than 24,500 in Louisiana and Mississippi state.

On May 3, the Army Corps of Engineers blasted a two-mile (3 km) hole in the levee protecting the Birds Point-New Madrid Floodway, flooding 130,000 acres (530 km2) of farmland in Mississippi County, Missouri, in an effort to save the town of Cairo,

Illinois and the rest of the levee system, from record-breaking flood waters. The breach moved around 200 residents of Missouri's Mississippi and New Madrid counties, who were made to evacuate after a court approved the Corps of Engineers plan to break the levee. The damage cost about $2.8 billion dollars.

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What happened in Mississippi in the 1930's?

There was racial discrimination; white people thought that coloured people were a curse sent from god.

Mississippi was a harsh place for coloured people.

Slavery had finished but we still treated them poorly as if they were still slaves.

They were sometimes tortured for doing something wrong.

Some of the children said that it was unfair that they were coloured.

Families struggled to survive.

White people didn't like coloured people and they didn't want them.

What types of jobs do people in Mississippi have?

You can find jobs in Mississipi by searching job boards on the internet. You can also look at the Mississippi Job Corps Centre, who provide training, career planning and job placement among other services.

Why was the mississippi river so important to the western settlers?

The Mississippi River opened boat and barge service that allowed farmers to sell there crops for cash.

These crops were then transported down river to Gulf Coast seaports and shipped to Northern and Overseas Markets.

This cash in turn, allowed he farmers to purchase goods and equipment that had been shipped up the river.

Additionally, the river offered a source of fresh water for livestock and crops.

Mississippi river ends in which state?

It finish its course in the state of Minnesota. the missisippi river ends in the golf of Mexico at new Orleans in Louisiana