Question

Tick the correct answer:
River Mississippi drains the ______________.

• A. Canada
• B. Africa
• C. None of these
• D. USA

Answer 1

Answer: (D)

River Mississippi drains the USA.

The Mississippi River has the world's fourth-largest drainage basin ("watershed" or "catchment"). The basin covers more than 1,245,000 square miles (3,220,000 km2), including all or parts of 32 U.S. states and two Canadian provinces. The drainage basin empties into the Gulf of Mexico, part of the Atlantic Ocean.