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Directions:Date:Pictures, tables, graphs, and other visual graphics used to help illustrate text can be a
very valuable aid in previewing and predicting what you are going to read. Imagine
that this graphic appeared with an article on rivers. Answer the questions about what
you can determine just from the picture.Each line represents
100 miles in lengthAMAZON (South America)CONGO (Africa)VOLGA (Europe)NILE (Egypt)MISSISSIPPI (U.S.)COLORADO (U.S.)1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000- Is this a picture, table, or graph? ___
- Of the rivers shown, which is the shortest? ____
- What river is greater than 2,500 miles long but less than 3,000 miles? __
- Is the Mississippi longer or shorter than the Colorado? __
- What is the only European river mentioned? ____
- What two rivers are only a few hundred feet different in length?
- The U.S. is about 3,000 miles across. What two rivers are longer than the U.S. is wide?
Predict what the accompanying article will likely cover or not cover. Write yesor nonext to each:
- __ The article will compare lengths of the world’s longest rivers.
- __ The article will talk about the rivers’ direction of flow (north-south; east-west).
- __ The article will talk about other rivers, such as the Missouri.
- __ The article will talk only about rivers in the United States.
- __ The article will give the location and description of the rivers shown.