At the beginning of the passage, we learn that the Rio Grande is "one of the most important" rivers in America. Can you think of ANOTHER important landform that exists where you live? Whatmakes it so important? Where I’m from, we have a lot of memorable LANDFORMS, an example of one is the Yucatan Peninsula, which projects into the Gulf ofMexico. The Yucatan region is covered with tropical forest. A characteristic feature in the Peninsula is its sinkhole, which forms when the ground above the Yucatan’s numerous caverns and underground rivers collapses. In fact, there are several great places to go scuba diving in the sinkholes to experience unique moments.6) In paragraph 5, the author explains that the Rio Grande is slowly going dry. What do you thinkwould happen if the river ever went completely dry? Why? Explain your predictions below. If the Rio Grande goes dry, that’s going to affect a lot of people around, because farmers who WORK along the river are going to lose crops due to the lack of water that means no more veggies or fruits.7) Based on the information in the passage, explain in your own words why the Rio Grande is “either the fourth or fifth longest river system in North America.” Why can’t we say with certainty that it is only the fourth longest and not the fifth longest, for example? I personally do not know much about geography, but with a little research I did on the internet I found out that it depends on how the river is measured. This is because the river twists so much, it occasionally changes COURSE. Those changes can cause the course to be LONGER or shorter