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Q. 121 / 128Integrated Civics → Geography

What is the longest river in the United States?

OFFICIAL ANSWER
  • Missouri (River)
  • Mississippi (River)
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Context

The Missouri flows from Montana through the Great Plains to join the Mississippi north of St. Louis. Together, the Missouri-Mississippi river system forms the fourth-longest river system in the world and was crucial to westward expansion, Indigenous trade networks, and American agriculture. The similar lengths have made both answers officially acceptable.

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