Red River Delta

The Atchafalaya River is a 137-mile-long (220 km) distributary of the Mississippi River and Red River in south central Louisiana in the United States. It flows south, just west of the Mississippi River. And is the fifth largest river in North America, by discharge. The name "Atchafalaya" comes from Choctaw for "Long River", from hachcha, "river", and falaya, "long". (wikipedia.org) The Atchafalaya River is navigable and provides a significant industrial shipping channel for the state of

30 million years ago, the Nile River formed from Lake Victoria located in Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda. It formed when a humid climate arrived, and an ice age had ended. Lake Victoria was overflowing with water due to a combination of geological changes and shifts in precipitation patterns. This started to flow northward, creating the Nile. It is the longest river on earth, reaching 4,160 miles. Only about 700 miles away in Egypt. It has been around for so long and still serves as irrigation, flowing

are witches. If their bodies sink, they have drowned and are not. In the song “Bottom of the River” by Delta Rae, they are singing about a mother wanting her son to drown because people are accusing him of witchcraft. If her son drowns in the river, then they will leave the rest of the family alone. If he doesn’t, everyone will come after the rest of the family. In the song “Bottom of the River” by Delta Rae, the song

countries and the Pacific Ocean, the three countries surrounding Vietnam is Cambodia and Loas to the West, while China is to the North. Some physical features of Vietnam are the Red River Delta that is fronted by the hills that rise into the high mountains in the Northwest, the coastal lowlands and the Mekong River Delta in the Southern regions, and the Annam Highlands which covers up most of the central landscape. About twenty percent of low-lands covers the country. Vietnam also includes human

On the Mississippi River about three hundred miles up from the mouth, there is a navigation lock that allows ship to drop out of the river. In open resistance of nature they can descend as much as thirty-three feet, then go to the west or south. This suggests a relationship between a river and adjacent terrain. Cajun country is the adjacent terrain. The apex of the French Acadian world, forms a triangle in southern Louisiana, its base the Gulf Coast from the mouth of the Mississippi just about to

Vietnam/ 1975 – Present /Major River Systems Key Words / Phrases Hydroelectric, irrigation, rice agriculture, water security, Mekong River Five Themes of Geography – Snapshots • Location (absolute and relative) – • Latitude/Longitude (Absolute Locations) Hanoi: (capital city) 21° 1 ' N, 105° 51 ' E Da Nang: 16° 3 ' N, 108° 12 ' E Ho Chi Minh City: 10° 49 ' N, 106° 37 ' E Vinh: 18° 40 ' N, 105° 40 ' E o • Place (Physical and Human Characteristics) – o Physical • The distribution of water resources

Despite popular belief, Vietnam has been the battleground for only a limited number of military conflicts in history. The country fell under the rule of China and France at early points in its history before claiming its full independence in 1945. Many Americans still view Vietnam from the Vietnam War point of view because it ended in a United States defeat. Since that war almost 40 years ago, Vietnam’s leadership has had a plan in place to rebuild the country’s infrastructure and solidify its place

The Red Land. They called it the Red Land because desert seemed to have a red hue as in color. As the land around the Nile turned black when the Nile flooded. The Nile formed as the ancient sea shifted creating the Mediterranean Sea basin. The Upper Nile is divided into three tributaries: the White Nile, the Blue Nile and the Atbara River. The White Nile currently flows through Lake Victoria, Lake Edward, and Lake George. The Blue Nile originates in the Ethiopian Mountains. As the Atbara River flows

The Atchafalaya river basin would not have been formed if it wasn’t for all the

hours in this diverse Delta town will change all that. Think lounges with custom cocktails, shops that still know the meaning of customer service, laid back porch sitting on the banks of the Tallahatchie River and views of endless stars that may well be worth the whole trip. Give the people of Greenwood the chance to roll out the red carpet, and you’ll be begging to come back for more. An alluvial plain rich in vegetation and wildlife, the flood plain of the Mississippi River has long been a region