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___MASK95___ is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States . Its name is of Siouan derivation from the language of the Osage denoting their related kin , the Quapaw Indians . The state ' s diverse geography ranges from the mountainous regions of the Ozark and the Ouachita Mountains , which make up the U . S . Interior Highlands , to the densely forested land in the south known as the ___MASK95___ Timberlands , to the eastern lowlands along the Mississippi River and the ___MASK95___ Delta . ___MASK2___ ( or ; ___MASK2___ Creole : " Léta de la Lwizyàn ") is a state located in the southern region of the United States . ___MASK2___ is the 31st most extensive and the 25th most populous of the 50 United States . Its capital is Baton Rouge and largest city is New Orleans . ___MASK2___ is the only state in the U . S . with political subdivisions termed parishes , which are the local government ' s equivalent to counties . The largest parish by population is East Baton Rouge Parish , and the largest by total area is Plaquemines . ___MASK2___ is bordered by Arkansas to the north , Mississippi to the east , Texas to the west , and the Gulf of Mexico to the south . ___MASK34___ Nights was a music club in St . Louis , ___MASK88___ . It was located at 914 N 1st Street , on the western bank of the ___MASK34___ River , four blocks north of the Gateway Arch in Laclede ' s Landing . Concerts at the venue , which held up to 1 , 000 people , were often `` all ages '' events , with just over one percent restricted to patrons 21 and over . The club is the subject of a song on the They Might Be Giants album Venue Songs . George Thorogood & the Destroyers ' album Live : Let ' s Work Together features tracks recorded at ___MASK34___ Nights . The Gateway Arch is a monument in St . ___MASK68___ in the U . S . state ___MASK94___ ___MASK88___ . Clad in stainless steel and built in the form ___MASK94___ an inverted , weighted catenary arch , it is the world ' s tallest arch , the tallest man - made monument in the Western Hemisphere , and ___MASK88___ ' s tallest accessible building . Built as a monument to the westward expansion ___MASK94___ the United States , it is the centerpiece ___MASK94___ the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial and has become an internationally famous symbol ___MASK94___ St . ___MASK68___ . ___MASK86___ (" Tanasi ") is a state located in the southeastern region ___MASK94___ the United States . ___MASK86___ is the 36th largest and the 16th ___MASK12___ populous ___MASK94___ the 50 United States . ___MASK86___ is bordered by Kentucky and Virginia to the north , ___MASK26___ to the east , Georgia , Alabama , and Mississippi to the south , and ___MASK95___ and Missouri to the west . The Appalachian Mountains dominate the eastern part ___MASK94___ the state , and the Mississippi River forms the state ' s western border . ___MASK86___ ' s capital and second largest city is ___MASK76___ , which has a population ___MASK94___ 654 , 610 . Memphis is the state ' s largest city , with a population ___MASK94___ 655 , 770 . A ___MASK38___ is a natural flowing watercourse , usually ___MASK79___ , flowing towards an ocean , sea , lake or another ___MASK38___ . In some cases a ___MASK38___ flows into the ground and becomes dry at the end of its course without reaching another body of water . Small rivers can be referred to using names such as stream , creek , brook , rivulet , and rill . There are no official definitions for the generic term ___MASK38___ as applied to geographic features , although in some countries or communities a stream is defined by its size . Many names for small rivers are specific to geographic location ; examples are " run " in some parts of the United States , " burn " in Scotland and northeast England , and " beck " in northern England . Sometimes a ___MASK38___ is defined as being larger than a creek , but not always : the language is vague . In physics and geometry , a catenary is the curve that an idealized hanging chain or ___MASK20___ assumes under its own weight when supported only at its ends . The curve has a U - like shape , superficially similar in appearance to a parabola , but it is not a parabola : it is a ( scaled , rotated ) graph of the hyperbolic cosine . The curve appears in the design of certain types of arches and as a cross section of the catenoid  the shape assumed by a soap film bounded by two parallel circular rings . A monument is a type ___MASK94___ structure that was explicitly created to commemorate a person or event , or which has become important to a social group as a part ___MASK94___ their remembrance ___MASK94___ historic times or cultural heritage , or as an example ___MASK94___ historic architecture . The term ' monument ' is often applied to buildings or structures that are considered examples ___MASK94___ important architectural and / or cultural heritage . ___MASK43___ ( locally ) is a state in the midwestern and ___MASK52___ regions of the United States . ___MASK43___ was admitted as the 32nd U . S . state on May 11 , 1858 , created from the eastern half of the ___MASK43___ Territory . The state has a large number of ___MASK85___ , and is known by the slogan " Land of 10 , 000 ___MASK85___ ". Its official motto is " L ' Étoile du Nord " ( French : " Star of the North "). ___MASK43___ is the 12th largest in area and the 21st most populous of the U . S . states ; nearly 60 percent of its residents live in the ___MASK8___  ___MASK13___ metropolitan area ( known as the " Twin Cities "), the center of transportation , business , industry , education , and government and home to an internationally known arts community . The remainder of the state consists of western prairies now given over to intensive agriculture ; deciduous forests in the southeast , now partially cleared , farmed and settled ; and the less populated North Woods , used for mining , forestry , and recreation . ___MASK43___ is known for its progressive political orientation and its high rate of civic participation and voter turnout . Until European settlement , ___MASK43___ was inhabited by the Dakota and Ojibwe / Anishinaabe . During the 19th and early 20th centuries , the large majority of the European settlers emigrated from Scandinavia and Germany , and the state remains a center of Scandinavian American and German American culture . In recent decades , immigration from Asia , the Horn of Africa , and Latin America has broadened its historic demographic and cultural composition . ___MASK43___ ' s standard of living index is among the highest in the United States , and the state is also among the best - educated and wealthiest in the nation . A meander , in general , is a ___MASK9___ in a sinuous watercourse or river . A meander forms when moving water in a stream erodes the outer ___MASK32___ and widens its valley , and the inner part of the river has less energy and deposits silt . A stream of any volume may assume a " meandering " course , alternately eroding sediments from the outside of a ___MASK9___ and depositing them on the inside . The result is a " snaking " pattern as the stream meanders back and forth across its down - valley axis . When a meander gets cut off from the main stream , an oxbow lake forms . Over ___MASK97___ meanders migrate downstream , sometimes in such a short ___MASK97___ as to create civil engineering problems for local municipalities attempting to maintain stable roads and bridges . A drainage ___MASK91___ or catchment ___MASK91___ is an extent or an area ___MASK94___ land where all surface water from rain , melting snow , or ice converges to a single point at a lower elevation , usually the exit ___MASK94___ the ___MASK91___ , where the waters join another body ___MASK94___ water , such as a river , lake , reservoir , estuary , wetland , sea , or ocean . Thus if a tributary stream joins a brook that in turn joins a small river which is a tributary ___MASK94___ a larger river , there is a series ___MASK94___ successively larger ( and lower elevation ) drainage basins . For instance , the ___MASK88___ and Ohio rivers are within their own drainage basins and also within the drainage ___MASK91___ ___MASK94___ the Mississippi River . ___MASK36___ , officially the Commonwealth of ___MASK36___ , is a state located in the east south - central region of the United States . ___MASK36___ is one of four U . S . states constituted as a commonwealth ( the others being Virginia , Pennsylvania , and Massachusetts ). Originally a part of Virginia , in 1792 ___MASK36___ became the 15th state to join the Union . ___MASK36___ is the 37th ___MASK12___ extensive and the 26th ___MASK12___ populous of the 50 United States . The ___MASK34___ River Delta region is a 3 - million - ___MASK3___ ( 12 , 000 km ) area of land that stretches from ___MASK58___ Bay on the west , to the Chandeleur Islands in the Gulf of ___MASK73___ on the southeastern coast of ___MASK2___ . It is part of the ___MASK2___ coastal plain , one of the largest areas of coastal wetlands in the United States . The ___MASK34___ River Delta is the 7th largest river delta on Earth ( USGS ) and is an important coastal region for the United States , containing more than 2 . 7 million acres of coastal wetlands ( and 37 % of the estuarine marsh in the conterminous U . S . he coastal area is the nation  s largest drainage basin and drains about 41 % of the contiguous United States into the Gulf of ___MASK73___ at an average rate of 470 , 000 cubic feet per second . ___MASK88___ ( see pronunciations ) is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States , achieving statehood in 1821 . With over six million residents , it is the eighteenth ___MASK12___ populous state and host to the mean center of United States population . The largest urban areas are St . Louis , ___MASK40___ , Springfield , and Columbia . The capitol is in Jefferson City on the ___MASK88___ River . The state is the twenty - first ___MASK12___ extensive by area and is geographically diverse . The Northern Plains were once covered by glaciers , then tallgrass prairie , and now the deep soils yield great agricultural productivity . In the South are the Ozarks , a forested highland , providing timber , minerals , and recreation . The Mississippi River forms the eastern border of the state , eventually flowing into the swampy ___MASK88___ Bootheel . ___MASK60___ is a state in the midwestern region of the United States , achieving statehood in 1818 . It is the 5th most populous state and 25th largest state in terms of land area , and is often noted as a microcosm of the entire country . The word " ___MASK60___ " comes from the Algonquin word for " tribe of superior men ". With Chicago in the northeast , small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern ___MASK60___ , and natural resources like coal , timber , and petroleum in the south , ___MASK60___ has a diverse economic base and is a major transportation hub . The Port of Chicago connects the state to other global ports from the Great Lakes , via the Saint Lawrence Seaway , to the Atlantic Ocean , as well as the Great Lakes to the Mississippi River , via the ___MASK60___ River . For decades , O ' Hare International Airport has been ranked as one of the world ' s busiest airports . ___MASK60___ has long had a reputation as a bellwether both in social and cultural terms and politics . St . ___MASK68___ is an independent city and major U . S . port in the State ___MASK94___ ___MASK88___ , built along the western bank ___MASK94___ the Mississippi River , on the border with ___MASK60___ . The city has an estimated 2015 population ___MASK94___ 315 , 685 , and is the cultural and economic center ___MASK94___ the Greater St . ___MASK68___ area ( home to 2 , 916 , 447 people ), making it the largest metropolitan area in ___MASK88___ and the 19th - largest in the United States . ___MASK34___ is a state in the southern region ___MASK94___ the United States , with part ___MASK94___ its southern border formed by the Gulf ___MASK94___ ___MASK73___ . Its western border is formed by the ___MASK34___ River . The Appalachian Mountains , often called the Appalachians , are a system ___MASK94___ mountains in eastern North America . The Appalachians first formed roughly 480 million years ago during the Ordovician Period . It once reached elevations similar to those ___MASK94___ the Alps and the Rocky Mountains before naturally occurring erosion . The Appalachian chain is a barrier to ___MASK25___ - west travel , as it forms a series ___MASK94___ alternating ridgelines and valleys oriented in opposition to ___MASK12___ roads running ___MASK25___ or west . ___MASK10___ is a U . S . state located in the north - central United States , in the Midwest and Great Lakes regions . It is bordered by Minnesota to the west , Iowa to the southwest , ___MASK60___ to the south , Lake Michigan to the east , Michigan to the northeast , and Lake Superior to the north . ___MASK10___ is the 23rd largest state by total area and the 20th most populous . The state capital is Madison , and its largest city is Milwaukee , which is located on the western shore of Lake Michigan . The state is divided into 72 counties . The Western Hemisphere is a geographical term for the half ___MASK94___ the earth that lies ___MASK59___ ___MASK94___ the Prime ___MASK31___ ( which crosses Greenwich , UK ) and east ___MASK94___ the antimeridian , the other half being called the Eastern Hemisphere . The ___MASK69___ National Expansion Memorial is a park located in St . Louis , ___MASK88___ , near the starting point of the Lewis and ___MASK53___ Expedition . It was designated as a National Memorial by Executive Order 7523 , on December 21 , 1935 , and is maintained by the National Park Service ( NPS ). A U . S . state is a constituent political entity ___MASK94___ the ___MASK21___ . There are 50 states , which are bound together in a union with each other . Each state holds administrative jurisdiction over a defined geographic territory , and shares its sovereignty with the United States federal government . Due to the shared sovereignty between each state and the federal government , Americans are citizens ___MASK94___ both the federal republic and ___MASK94___ the state in which they reside . State citizenship and residency are flexible , and no government approval is required to move between states , except for persons covered by certain types ___MASK94___ court orders ( e . g ., paroled convicts and children ___MASK94___ divorced spouses who are sharing custody ). The ___MASK34___ River is the chief river ___MASK94___ the largest drainage system on the North American continent . Flowing entirely in the United States ( although its drainage basin reaches into Canada ), it rises in ___MASK52___ Minnesota and meanders slowly southwards for to the ___MASK34___ River Delta at the Gulf ___MASK94___ ___MASK73___ . With its many tributaries , the ___MASK34___ ' s watershed drains all or parts ___MASK94___ 31 U . S . states and 2 Canadian provinces between the Rocky and Appalachian Mountains . The ___MASK34___ ranks as the fourth longest and fifteenth largest river in the world by discharge . The river either borders or passes through the states ___MASK94___ Minnesota , ___MASK10___ , Iowa , ___MASK60___ , Missouri , Kentucky , Tennessee , Arkansas , ___MASK34___ , and Louisiana . The ___MASK4___ ___MASK94___ ___MASK73___ is an ocean basin largely surrounded by the North American continent . It is bounded on the northeast , north and ___MASK29___ by the ___MASK4___ Coast ___MASK94___ the United States , on the ___MASK28___ and south by ___MASK73___ , and on the southeast by ___MASK49___ . The U . S . states ___MASK94___ Alabama , Florida , ___MASK2___ , Mississippi and Texas border the ___MASK4___ on the north , which are often referred to as the " Third Coast " in comparison with the U . S . Atlantic and Pacific coasts , or sometimes the " south coast ", in juxtaposition to the Great Lakes region being the " north coast ." One ___MASK94___ the gulf ' s seven main areas is the ___MASK4___ ___MASK94___ ___MASK73___ basin . An arch is a curved structure that spans a space and may or may not support weight above it . Arch may be synonymous with vault , but a vault may be distinguished as a continuous arch forming a roof . Arches appeared as early as the 2nd millennium BC in Mesopotamian brick architecture , and their systematic use started with the Ancient Romans who were the first to apply the technique to a wide range ___MASK94___ structures . In metallurgy , stainless steel , also known as inox steel or inox from French " inoxydable ", is a steel alloy with a minimum ___MASK94___ 10 . 5 % chromium content by mass .