Mississippi River
英美概况之美国Unit1
The national flag
50 stars: 50 states 13 stripes: the f i r s t 13 states that used to be
colonies red: valor and hardiness white: innocence and purity blue: vigilance, perseverance and justice
The Central valley of Californ highly productive area basic field crops as sugar beets, beans, rice and cotton
Climate
The United States is mainly situated i the northern temperate zone.
Administrative States
· 50 states The largest in area: Alaska The second: Texas The youngest: Alaska and Hawaii
· Afederal district The District of Columbia Capital City: Washington
Yellowstone National Park
It covers an area of about 9000 sq.km.There are about 3,000 geysers and hot springs in the park.There are also other natural wonders.
Deep South
South Carolina Georgia Texas Alabama Mississippi Louisiana
英语专业八级人文知识
英语专业八级人文知识美国概况练习题：1 The traditional dividing line in America between “east” and “west” is__The Mississippi River___.2 The earliest part in America to be found and taken over by early settlers is The Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain____.3 The largest racial group in the whole population of U.S.A is__Non-hispanics white__.4 Before 2000, the largest minority group in the United States is_African Americans___.5 __America__has the world’s oldest written constitution and political party.6 The economic problem caused by the depression in 1929 was eventually solved by World War two____.7 In the United States, primary education requires_six___years.8 Most college students in the United States are in_public institutions.9 The three main levels of courts of the federal judicial system in America are__District Courts_____Courts of Appeal____Supreme Court._.10 __Louisana___(which state )is not governed by the commonlaw.练习题答案及题解:1. The Mississippi River, 密西西比河是美国传统的东方和西方的分界线。
Mississippi River
Mississippi RiverFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaJump to: navigation, searchFor the river in Canada, see Mississippi River (Ontario). Coordinates: 29°09′13″N 89°15′03″W29.15361°N 89.25083°WMississippi RiverLower course of the Mississippi through New Orleans Country United StatesStates Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois, Missouri, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Mississippi, LouisianaTributaries- left St. Croix River, Illinois River, Rock River, Ohio River- right Minnesota River, Missouri River, White River, Arkansas River, Red RiverCities Minneapolis, MN, St. Paul, MN, Davenport, IA, St. Louis, MO, Memphis, TN, Baton Rouge, LA, New Orleans, LASource Lake Itasca[1]- location Itasca State Park, Clearwater County, MN - elevation 1,475 ft (450 m)47°14′23″N 95°12′27″W47.23972°N- coordinates95.2075°WMouth Gulf of Mexico- location Pilottown, Plaquemines Parish, LA- elevation 0 ft (0 m)29°09′13″N 89°15′03″W29.15361°N- coordinates89.25083°WLength 2,320 mi (3,734 km)Basin 1,151,000 sq mi (2,981,076 km2)Discharge for Baton Rouge, LA- average 450,000 cu ft/s (12,743 m3/s) [2]Map of the course, watershed, and major tributaries of theMississippi RiverDetailed map of Mississippi River tributary structureThe Mississippi River is the largest river system in the United States and the largest of North America.[3][4]About 2,320 miles (3,730 km) long,[5] the river originates at Lake Itasca, Minnesota and flows slowly southwards in sweeping meanders, terminating 95 river miles below New Orleans, Louisiana where it begins to flow to the Gulf of Mexico. Along with its major tributary, the Missouri River, the river drains all or parts of 31 U.S. states stretching from the Rocky Mountains in the west to the Appalachian Mountains in the east to the Canada-U.S. border on the north, including most of the Great Plains, and is the fourth longest river in the world and the tenth most powerful river in the world.The current form of the Mississippi River basin was largely shaped by the Cordilleran Ice Sheet of the most recent Ice Age. The southernmost extentof this enormous glaciation extended well into the present-day United States and Mississippi basin. When the ice sheet began to recede, hundreds of feet of rich sediment were deposited, creating the flat and fertile landscape of the Mississippi Valley. During the melt, giant glacial rivers found drainage paths into the Mississippi watershed, creating such features as the Minnesota River, James River, and Milk River valleys. When the ice sheet completely retreated, many of these "temporary" rivers found paths to Hudson Bay or the Arctic Ocean, leaving the Mississippi Basin with many features "oversized" for the existing rivers to have carved in the same time period. The Mississippi River Delta has shifted and changed constantly since the formation of the river, but the construction of dams on the river has greatly reduced the flow of sediment to the delta. In recent years, the Mississippi's mouth has shown a steady shift towards the Atchafalaya River channel, but because of floodworks at the river's mouth, this change of course—which would be catastrophic for seaports at the river mouth—has been held at bay.Hundreds of Native American tribes have depended on the Mississippi River and its tributaries for thousands of years. Although they knew the river by many different names, it was the Ojibwe word misi-ziibi, meaning Great River, or gichi-ziibi, meaning Big River, that ultimately gave the river its present-day name. European explorers reached the mouth of the river as early as the 1500s and 1600s. The river throughout history has served as the border for New France, New Spain, and the early United States—its size and importance made it a formidable boundary as well as a strategic military location, and later, an important artery for steamboats to travel on. Writer Mark Twain was one of the most well-known figures on the river in this period. Even today, the river serves as partial boundaries for ten states, and most of its course can easily be seen on a political map. The Mississippi has also been known for great flooding events, especially in the twentieth century which experienced up to four 100-year floods. This has led to the construction of hundreds of miles of levees along nearly the entire course of the river, although they have not always succeeded to prevent the greatest floods.Throughout its history, whether for Native Americans, explorers, or modern commerce, the Mississippi has always been a major navigation route through the center of North America. In the 19th and 20th centuries, despite its slow current and relative depth, a series of dams were constructed on the river, one of the most notable of which is at St. Anthony Falls in Minneapolis. These dams facilitate navigation for a steady stream of barge traffic carrying agricultural products from the fertile Mississippi Basin to the Gulf Coast, and like the Columbia River, most of the Mississippi also is a cascade of reservoirs. Most of its bigtributaries—the Missouri and Ohio Rivers—have also been developed for navigation. However, the development of the 20th and 21st centuries has also come with environmental problems, the most infamous of which is the enormous Gulf of Mexico dead zone that extends hundreds of miles out to sea from the river's mouth. Because of dredging activity to deepen the Mississippi River channel, many natural features such as sandbars and meanders no longer exist. Efforts are being made to clean up the river and its tributaries, including the establishment of National Park Service sites on the river and the prevention of agricultural waste from flowing into the river.。
2024年中考英语热点阅读练习专题5 外国文学作品(含解析)
2024年中考英语新热点时文阅读-外国文学作品01（2023·江苏淮安·校考一模）Huck is my name, Huckleberry Finn. The story started when my best friend, Tom Sawyer and I found $12,000 in a cave. That money made us rich. We got $6,000 each. Judge Thatcher, an important man in St. Petersburg, put it in the bank, and now we get a dollar a day interest (利息).Then a kind old lady called Douglas invited me to live with her because I haven’t got a family or a home. My mother died a long time ago, then my dad, Pap, disappeared. He was a violent (暴力的) man especially when he drank a lot, which was most of the time, and he often beat me. I was scared of him. I didn’t go to school like the other boys of my age. I lived on the streets and in the woods.My life changed after I lived with Douglas. She gave me a bed to sleep in and bought new clothes for me. She read stories to me and taught me how to eat at a table. But then her sister Miss Watson arrived. She brought her black slave (奴隶) Jim with her. I liked Jim but I didn’t like Miss Watson very much. She often shouted at me.Douglas sent me to school every day. I didn’t like going there at first because learning was very difficult. But when I could read and write a bit, I didn’t mind going.The months passed and winter came. The weather got cold. One morning I woke up and there was snow on the ground. On my way to school I saw some footprints outside Douglas’s house. There was a cross on the heel (脚后跟)of the left one. My heart jumped. Only one person wore boots with a cross on the left heel! Pap!“He’s heard about my ________” I thought. “And he wants it!”That night I went to see Jim. Jim had a magic ball made of animal hair. There was a spirit inside the ball that could answer people’s questions about the future.—Adapted from Adventures of Huckleberry Finn1．How did Huck get the money which was put in the bank?A．Huck’s father gave it to him.B．Huck’s mother left it to him before she died.C．Douglas gave it to him.D．He and Tom Sawyer found it in a cave.2．How did Huck feel about the life with Douglas?A．He hated his new life.B．He didn’t mind his new life.C．He felt satisfied with his new life.D．He wanted to get away from his new life.3．Which word can be put in the “__________”?A．life B．spirit C．secret D．money4．Which is the right order of what happened in the story?①Douglas sent Huck to school.②Huck’s mother died.③Douglas invited Huck to live with her.④Douglas read stories to Huck.A．③②④①B．②③④①C．③④②①D．②④③①02（2023·江苏镇江·统考中考真题）Katie was waiting for Gulliver’s calls. Instead, she just heard sparrows making noise in the bushes. “Maybe Gulliver missed the harbour.” Dad said. After breakfast, Katie took her camera to the harbour. All the colourful boats made pretty pictures, but not the one she wanted most.Katie waved to Ernest, her uncle’s neighbour, on the boathouse. The gull’s name, Gulliver, was given by him.The gull’s size and his single leg made the bird itself different. But Ernest told Katie what Gulliver did that first summer Katie and her dad came caught everyone’s attention. Young Katie lay in her stroller (婴儿车) on the floating dock (码头) when Uncle Ralph and Dad were repairing boats nearby. The waves from the passing boat made Katie’s stroller shake strongly. “Kee-aah! Kee-aah!” Gulliver made the loudest cry. Dad and uncle rushed to Katie and stopped the stroller from falling into the water. They kept a close eye at Katie after that. Another summer Katie was three years old, she liked to touch everything. But Dad didn’t watch her every minute when she tried to catch small ducks around or fish from water. “Kee-aah! Kee-aah!” The gull’s cry brought Dad back in time. He stopped Katie as she tried to follow the small ducks running towards water. Several summers passed, and Gulliver continued to call out as Katie tried new things.This summer Katie did the usual by-the-sea things she’d learned to do. One day, she rowed a boat out but was trapped on a rock by a storm. As she looked up and tried to catch the last warmth of the sunshine through dark clouds, she saw a single white feather. A gull feather? She searched the sky for an answer. Putting her arms around knees, she closed eyes to hold in the tears (眼泪). “Kee-aah! Kee-aah!” Katie sat up. “Katie! Katie!” Soon, Dad and Uncle Ralph appeared. “How lucky! We heard Gulliver as we came around the rocks,” Uncle Ralph said, “At least… it sounded like him. Strange, he was nowhere in sight.” Katie remembered the feather. “I thought I heard him, too.”—Adapted from the story by Gillian Richardson5．Katie took a camera to the harbour in order to take a picture of ________.A．Gulliver B．Ernest C．sparrows D．boats6．What’s the right order of the following events about Katie?①She was trapped on a rock by a storm.②She lay in her stroller on the floating dock.③She followed the small ducks running towards water.A．①②③B．①③②C．②③①D．②①③7．Which of the following can show the change of Katie’s feelings in Paragraph 3?A．sad—peaceful—excited B．sad—excited—nervousC．helpless—hopeful—thankful D．helpless—thankful—nervous8．What’s the best title for the story?A．Katie and Gulliver B．Katie’s HolidaysC．Katie and Dad D．Katie’s Tears03（2023·江苏宿迁·校联考一模）Marie didn’t like Eva’s friendship with Tom, so she told her husband that she didn’t want any smell of horses in the house. St Clare told Tom to stop working with the horses. Eva told her father she liked going for walks with Tom. So Tom had orders to leave what he was doing when Eva needed him. Eva and Tom spent a lot of time together.Tom noticed that St Clare didn’t look after his money and his house very well, and that he spent too much money on the wrong things. He started making some suggestions, and soon St Clare understood that Tom’s business advice was very good. After some time Tom started to look after the house expenses（费用）.Tom also noticed that his master didn’t take anything seriously and didn’t live well, and this worried him. One night St Clare went to a party where he drank too much. He came home very late, and Tom and another slave（奴隶）had to help him to get into bed. Tom went into his room and prayed（祈祷）for his master.The morning after, St Clare gave Tom some money to do some business for him. Tom took the money but he didn’t move.“Well, Tom, what are you waiting for?” said St Clare. “Is everything alright?”“I’m afraid not, Master,” said Tom.“What’s the problem? You look very serious.”“I feel very bad, Master. I thought that Master was always going to be good to everybody.”“Well, Tom, am I not? Do you need anything?”“No, Master is always good to me. But there is someone that Master isn’t good to.”“What do you mean?”“I thought about it last night. Master isn’t good to himself.”St Clare felt his face become red, then he laughed. “Oh, Tom!” said St Clare, with tears in his eyes. “Well, you’re right. Never again, Tom, I promise.”—Adapted from Uncle Tom’s Cabin9．Tom was asked to, leave what he was doing to ________A．work with horses B．go for walks with EvaC．spend some time with St Clare D．look after money for St Clare10．In Paragraph 3, the thing that worried Tom is ________.A．St Clare asked Tom to look after his moneyB．St Clare drank too much every dayC．St Clare didn’t look after himself well and didn’t live wellD．St Clare didn’t look after Tom well11．The underlined word “himself ” in Paragraph 12 is ________.A．Maria B．St Clare C．Eva D．Tom12．According to the passage, the correct order of the story is ________.a. Maria was unhappy with Eva’s friendship with Tom.b. St Clare felt moved and joyful when he laughed.c. St Clare gave Tom some money to do some business for him.d. Tom’s master spent too much money on the wrong things.A．adcb B．abcd C．badc D．dabc13．From the passage, we know that Tom was a ________ person.A．lazy but smart B．kind but stupid C．caring and brave D．lazy and stupid04（2023·湖南长沙·统考二模）The Adventures of Huckleberry Fine by Mark Twain is one of the first Great American Novels. It was also one of the first major American novels ever written by using Local Colorism（地方色彩主义）. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is famous for its colorful description of people and places along the Mississippi River.This book is about how a boy called Huck set the slave（奴隶）free and realized his dream of living an adventures life. In order to get out of his father’s control. Hook pretended that he was dead by Jim, who is practical and loyal to friends. Jim went together with Huck in the journey, and they became friends after experience. scenes of adventures. In their voyage, they met two frauds（骗子）. One called himself king, the other duke. Because of the king, Jim got caught by his master. By an expected chance, Huck and Tom, best friend of Hack. Got together, and they decided to set Jim free. At last, they made it.Although the book has been popular with young readers since it came out, the book immediately became controversial（有争论的）and has remained so today because the Southern society that it satirized（讽刺）had already been history.14．Where did the story happen in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn? ________A．Along the Mississippi River.B．In the southern states.C．In Canada.15．What is the plot（情节）of the story? ________①Huck met a run-away slave. Jim.②Huck met two frauds.③Huck pretended to be dead.④Jim was caught by his master and then set free.A．①②③④B．③①②④C．③②①④16．What does the underlined word “pretended” mean in Paragraph 2 ________.A．否定B．承认C．假装17．We can read the following in the passage EXCEPT ________.A．history of Local ColorismB．Huck’s life experienceC．popularity of the book18．What can we learn from the passage? ________A．It’s Buck’s dream to live a peaceful life.B．The book has gained a lot of attention.C．Huck succeeded in setting Jim free on his own.05（2023·吉林长春·统考一模）They left the busy streets and went to a part of the town Scrooge never visited. It was a terrible place. The streets were dirty, and the smell was very bad. The houses and shops were of the poorest kind. The people were all thin, dirty, and they looked very ill. Everything was ugly.They came to where an old man sat. He was selling dirty pieces of cloth, smelly old bones, and all kinds of old and useless things. As they watched, two old women and an old man, equally dirty, smelly, and ugly came into the shop. They carried large bags.“Come and sit by the fire,” the shopkeeper said. “Tell me what you have to sell me.”“Nothing a dead man will miss,” the first woman said with a nasty（让人讨厌的）laugh.“If he wanted to keep them after he was dead, why wasn’t he a good man when he was alive? If he had been, he would have had someone to look after him. He would not have died alone.”“That’s very true,” said the second woman, putting a few clothes on the floor. “He got the death he deserved.” She pointed at the clothes. “What will you give me for those, Joe?” She asked the shopkeeper, adding, “I did nowrong taking them from the dead man’s house.”The shopkeeper looked at everything the woman wanted to sell him and put a price on it. Then he added everything up. The final amount was very small.“That’s not much,” the woman said.“Take it or leave it,” the shopkeeper said. “I won’t pay a penny（便士）more.”—Taken from A Christmas Carol根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。
简单有趣的英语小谜语带翻译
简单有趣的英语小谜语带翻译1.简单有趣的英语小谜语带翻译1. What 5-letter word has 6 left when you take 2 letters away?哪个五个字母的单词当你去掉两个单词后还剩 6 个?key： sixth答案：sixth，去掉后是six2.If you throw a stone into the Red Sea，what will it become？假如你把一块石头扔进红海，它会变得怎么样？答案：Wet. 会变湿。
3. What has four eyes but cannot see?什么有四个眼睛，但是看不见？答案：Mississippi 解析：有 4 个i，但是因为是地名，所以看不见。
4.Where did the egg floating down the Mississippi River come from？飘在密西西比河上的鸡蛋是从哪儿来的？答案：From a hen . 是母鸡生下来的。
5. What’s the beginning of eternity, the end of time and space; the beginning of end, and the end of every place?什么是永恒的开始，是时间的结束，是结局的开始，是每一个地方的结束?key： The letter “e”.答案：字母 e, 看这四个单词的结尾就明白了。
6. What stays hot even if put it in a fridge? 什么东西即使放到冰箱中也是热的？答案：pepper(胡椒粉) 解析：hot也有“辣”的意思7. What fruit is never found singly? key： pear 什么水果永远都不会是单数?答案：pear(梨) 解析：pear和pair(一双)读音相同8. With which hand do you write? 你用哪只手写字呢?key： neither, I use a pen!答案：都不用，我用笔9. What man cannot live in a house? 什么人不能住在房子里?答案：snowman（雪人）10. What never asks questions but gets a lot of answers?什么东西永远不问问题但是却能得到很多答案?答案：dictionary （字典）2.简单有趣的英语小谜语带翻译1.What will you break once you say it? (什么东西一说出来就打破?)答案： Silence. (沉默)2.Will liars be honest after they die? (骗子死了之后会诚实吗?)答案：No, they won’t. They lie still after they die，(不会，他们依旧撒谎。
地理英语
1、世界流域面积最大的河流——亚马孙河（The Amazon River）2、世界最长的河——尼罗河(Nile)3、长江（the Yangtze River ）4、密西西比河（The Mississippi River）5、泰晤士河（The River Thames）6、黄河（The Yellow River）Rhein，莱茵河，全长1320公里，欧洲最大的水运大动脉。
Donau，Donav，Dunarea，多瑙河，全长2850公里，为欧洲第二大河，干流流经德国（Germany）、奥地利（Austria）、斯洛伐克（Slovakia）、匈牙利（Hungary）、塞黑（Serbia and Montenegro）、克罗地亚（Croatia）、保加利亚（Bulgaria）、罗马尼亚（Romania）、乌克兰（Ukraine）等九个国家，为世界上干流流经国家最多的河流。
Seine，塞纳河，法国著名河流。
Volga，伏尔加河，全长3690公里，流域面积138万平方公里，为欧洲最长的河流，被誉为“俄罗斯母亲”。
Dnepr，第聂伯河，东欧著名河流。
River Elbe，易北河Thames，泰晤士河Loire，卢瓦尔河Rhone，罗讷河Kiel，基尔运河，全长98.7公里，将北海和波罗的海之航程缩短了760公里太平洋Pacific Ocean印度洋Indian Ocean大西洋Atlantic ocean北冰洋the Arctic Ocean亚洲Asia非洲Africa欧洲Europe南极洲Antarctica北美洲North America南美洲South America或者Latin America大洋洲Oceania阿尔卑斯山Alps安第斯山Andes Mountains落基山Rocky Mountain大高加索山Great Caucasus喜马拉雅山Himalayan Mountains昆仑山Kunlun Mountains秦岭Tsinling Mountains阿尔泰山脉Altay Mountains富士山Fuji Mount念青唐古拉山Nien-ch'ing-t'ang-ku-la Mountains1.北非的撒哈拉大沙漠Sahara Desert2.西亚的鲁卜哈利沙漠Rub Al Khal Desert3.中国新疆的塔克拉玛干沙漠Taklimakan Desert贝加尔湖——容量最大，最深的淡水湖.Lake Baikal|BaikalSea|Baykal俄语拉丁字母转写作Baykalskoye Ozero或Ozero Baykal，亦作Ozero Bajkal。
密西西比河和马克吐温
The Mississippi River, 3,779 km long, is the second longest river, after the Missouri river(密苏里河), which actually is a Mississippi tributary(4090km), in the United States. The Mississippi rises in Minnesota（明尼苏达州）and then flows south, following the boundaries between many states from north to south. Its triangular drainage area, covering about 40% of the country and including all or part of 31 states, is approximately 3,250,000 sq km (1,250,000 sq mi), the third largest in the world.The name Mississippi is derived from the Algonquian word, which from a language used by a native people of North America, misi-ziibi ("Great River") or gichi-ziibi ("Big River") at its headwaters.And the name means "father of waters". The agriculture of areas along the Mississippi river is quite prosperous. First are crops. There are many fertile farms in the plain area of Mississippi，which is granaries of America. Among different kinds of crops，cotton is the most important one. During 19th century，the large production of cotton of this area also stimulated the American industry revolution.Then is Stockbreeding。
八年级英语地理山脉河流名称单选题40题
八年级英语地理山脉河流名称单选题40题1. Which of the following is the highest mountain in the world?A. Mount FujiB. Mount KilimanjaroC. Mount EverestD. The Alps答案：C。
本题考查世界著名山脉的知识。
选项A“Mount Fuji”是富士山，位于日本，但不是世界最高峰。
选项B“Mount Kilimanjaro”是乞力马扎罗山，位于非洲，但不是最高的。
选项C“Mount Everest”是珠穆朗玛峰，是世界最高峰。
选项D“The Alps”是阿尔卑斯山脉，是欧洲著名的山脉，但不是最高的。
2. The famous mountain range that separates Europe from Asia is ________.A. The Rocky MountainsB. The AndesC. The UralsD. The Himalayas答案：C。
本题考查山脉的地理位置。
选项A“The Rocky Mountains”是落基山脉，位于北美洲。
选项B“The Andes”是安第斯山脉，位于南美洲。
选项C“The Urals”是乌拉尔山脉，是欧亚分界线。
选项D“The Himalayas”是喜马拉雅山脉，位于亚洲。
3. Where is the mountain Mount Cook located?A. In AustraliaB. In New ZealandC. In CanadaD. In the United States答案：B。
本题考查山脉的所在国家。
选项 A 澳大利亚没有Mount Cook 这座山。
选项C 加拿大没有Mount Cook 这座山。
选项D 美国没有Mount Cook 这座山。
Mount Cook 位于新西兰。
4. Which mountain is known as the 'Roof of the World'?A. The Appalachian MountainsB. The Atlas MountainsC. The Pamir MountainsD. The Karakoram Mountains答案：C。
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St. Louis
St. Louis is an independent city and a major United States port on the eastern line of the state of Missouri. It was a major port on the Mississippi River. In the late 19th century, it became the fourth-largest city in the United States.
Nicknames
父河（Father of Waters） 大河（Big River） 老人河（Old Man River） 伟大之河（The Great River） 国家之体（Body of a Nation） 老蓝（Old Blue） 月河（Moon River）
Introduction
• With a total length of 6,020 km,the Mississippi River is the chief river of the largest drainage system(排水系统) in North America. • It flows from the Lake Itasca in northern Minnesota to the Gulf of Mexico.
• It is also the world's fourth longest River.
6,670km 6,440km
1.Nile River 2.Amazon River
3.Changjiang River 6,280km
Headwaters
• Lake Itasca is a small glacial lake, approximately 1.8 square miles (4.7 km2) in area, in northern Mi Mississippi River is divided into the Upper Mississippi, the Middle Mississippi, and the Lower Mississippi, with the Upper Mississippi upriver of its confluence with the Missouri River, the Middle Mississippi from there downriver to the Ohio River, and the Lower Mississippi from there downriver to the Gulf of Mexico.
Mississippi River
Origin
Mississippi derived from the indians, "misi" and the "sipi" respectively is" big ", "old" and the meaning of "water", "Mississippi" is namely "the river" or "old man river".
The beginning of the Mississippi River at Lake Itasca
Views of mississippi
Communities along the river
Metro Area
Memphis
Quad Cities
Dubuque
St. Louis
New Orleans
Gateway
New Orleans
New Orleans is located in southeastern Louisiana, straddling the Mississippi River.New Orleans is a major United States port and the largest city.