Transcript Missouri Geography PowerPoint

What is a Border?
Missouri’s Location
Missouri is one of 12 states in the
Midwest region of the United States.
Eight states share borders with
Missouri. A border is a line that
separates one place from another.
The map on the next page shows
Missouri. The border follows the
Mississippi River on the east.
Missouri’s Location
Part of the border
follows the Missouri
River on the west.
The rest of
Missouri’s borders
are straight lines.
When Missouri
became a state,
lawmakers decided
these borders.
Missouri and Its Neighbors
Missouri’s Location
Missouri is located near the center of
the United States. Its location has
made our state a crossroads. People
have come to Missouri from all
directions. The earliest settlers,
Native Americans, came from the
west and north. French explorers
traveled down the Mississippi River.
Missouri’s Rivers
The two longest rivers in the
United States flow through
Missouri. The Mississippi River
forms most of the eastern border.
It is also called the “Father of
Waters.”
Missouri’s Rivers
The Missouri River flows along part of
the state’s western border. Then it
turns and flows east. It proceeds
from Kansas City through the center
of the state to St. Louis. There it
empties into the Mississippi River.
Other important rivers include the
Current, Meramec and the Platte.
Missouri’s Rivers and Lakes
Missouri’s Rivers
Sometimes rain adds so much
water to a river that the river
overflows its banks. The result is
a flood. Floods can cause
serious trouble for homes and
farms. To help control floods,
people build ridges of dirt called
levees along riverbanks.
Missouri’s Lakes
Like its rivers, Missouri’s lakes are
an important resource. Most of
Missouri’s lakes are not natural.
They resulted from the building of
dams and reservoirs. A reservoir
is a human-made lake created to
store water.
Missouri’s Lakes
Lake of the Ozarks
is a popular tourist
attraction with
more than 100
resorts along its
shoreline. Over
ten million people
visit the lake each
year.
border
• A line that
separates one
place from
another.
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