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Arkansas has more than __________ miles of rivers and streams.
a. | 5,000 | c. | 8,700 | b. | 6,000 | d. | 9,700 |
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_______________ rivers are generally recognized as passing through Arkansas or
along one of its borders; more than half of Arkansas’s rivers also enter or run along the
borders of other states.
a. | Thirty-three | c. | Nineteen | b. | Forty-two | d. | Twenty-two |
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The rivers of Arkansas often provided the best means of ____________ for
residents and visitors, and many cities and towns were established because of their proximity to
rivers. states.
a. | irrigation | c. | transportation | b. | recreation | d. | fishing |
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All rivers are streams, but smaller streams are often called _________ or
brooks
a. | swamps | c. | bayous | b. | lakes | d. | creeks |
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________ are also small streams, usually offshoots of a river or a lake, found
in lowland and swampy areas; ________ are generally more sluggish and stagnant than rivers and
creeks.
a. | swamps | c. | bayous | b. | lakes | d. | creeks |
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Rivers are always changing, shaping and being shaped by the environment.
Flood-producing storms, droughts, and even ___________ can change the course of a river.
a. | tornados | c. | natural disasters | b. | earthquakes | d. | human events |
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Some rivers widen into lakes, especially where they have been dammed
deliberately to create lakes, ____________, or generate hydroelectric power.
a. | for recreation | c. | to control flooding | b. | for fishing | d. | for water
supply |
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When Arkansas was settled by ___________ explorers and American colonists, most
of their early settlements were built along rivers.
a. | French | c. | Spanish | b. | English | d. | American |
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The McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System, dedicated in
______________, is responsible for $1 billion to $2 billion in trade transportation for Arkansas each
year.
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In 1972, federal laws were enacted to protect the ______________, making it the
nations first National River.
a. | White River | c. | Arkansas River | b. | Red River | d. | Buffalo River |
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The state of Arkansas has more than ____________ acres of lakes. A lake is a
body of water surrounded by land, usually fed and drained by one or more rivers or streams.
a. | 500,000 | c. | 650,000 | b. | 600,000 | d. | 750,000 |
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_______________ lakes are formed when a river changes course, leaving behind
lower areas in the former riverbed still filled with water.
a. | Large | c. | Small | b. | Natural | d. | Oxbow |
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_______________ lakes are made when a basin is dug and filled with water or when
a river or stream is deliberately obstructed to retain water in a lower area along the stream.
a. | Large | c. | Small | b. | Artificial | d. | Oxbow |
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____________ lakes have been made to control flooding of rivers and to
provide a source of hydroelectric power.
a. | Large | c. | Small | b. | Artificial | d. | Oxbow |
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Arkansas has many such oxbow lakes near the Mississippi and Arkansas rivers, the
largest being __________________.
a. | Lake Chicot | c. | Beaver Lake | b. | Table Rock Lake | d. | Lake Ouchita |
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