Mojave River

Where is the Mojave River located?

• Massachusetts

• Mexico

• San Diego

• Victorville

What is strange about the Mojave River?

(more than one answer)

• It flows to the Pacific Ocean.

• It flows backward, away from the ocean.

• It flows underground in certain areas.

• It changes color.

What is another name given the Mojave
River?

• "River of the Martyrs"

• San Bernardino River

• Desert Waterway

• "River with the Pebbled Bottom"

Which tribes lived near the Mojave River?

(more than one answer)

• Vanyume

• Nashua

• Navajo

• Chemehuevi

What plants could be found by the Mojave River?

(more than one answer)

• Willows

• Cottonwood trees

• Palm trees

• Coconut trees

How did John C. Fremont describe the Mojave River?

• "clear bold stream with banks of sand"

• "river with a pebbled bottom"

• "backward flowing wonder"

• "the dying river in the desert"

___________ was the first known explorer of the Mojave River.

• Jedediah Strong Smith

• Marie Chapuli

• Father Francisco Tomas

• John C. Fremont

Where does the Mojave River end?

• Spring Valley Lake

• Soda Lake

• Colorado River
• Pacific Ocean

How is the Nashua River and the Mojave River similar?

• Both were polluted and turned colors from factories

• Both are located in the Desert

• Both flow into the ocean

• Both had Native Americans and settlers live near the river