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tsand2

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According to Figure 16.7 in your textbook, which river carries the greatest sediment load in North America?
 
  A) the Columbia
  B) the Mackenzie
  C) the Mississippi
  D) the Colorado

Question 2

Why might one river have a much greater dissolved load than another river?
 
  A) faster flow rate
  B) nature of the sediment-forming rock
  C) fewer meanders and a broader basin
  D) a narrow channel just before the sea



lou

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Answer to Question 1

Answer: D

Answer to Question 2

Answer: B



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