Mississippi River Delta, U.S.A.
http://disc.gsfc.nasa.gov/geomorphology/GEO_5/GEO_PLATE_D-1.shtml

Linda McNeely, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Distributed Active Archive Center, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

This account of the history and evolution of the Mississippi River Delta makes use of text, photographs, and satellite imagery to describe how the delta has formed and migrated throughout recent geologic history. Users can read about the formation and subsequent abandonment of various delta lobes and how deltaic landforms (back bays, levees, barrier islands) are formed and destroyed as a result of delta migration, rising sea level, and human activity.

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Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Geomorphology:Landforms/Processes:Fluvial
Resource Type: Audio/Visual:Images/Illustrations
Grade Level: High School (9-12)
Data Derived: Data Derived
Theme: Teach the Earth:Course Topics:GeomorphologyKeywords: Erosion, Sedimentation