Explorers initially hoped that the mississippi river would lead to a route to

a. south america.
b. central america.
c. china.
d. australia.

The Explorers had hoped such because of the spices and silk they could gain from trading with C) China.

At the time silk was very expensive and used as a large amount of currency just like how Spices were treated!

i think the answer is c, rivers.

explanation:

sometimes, borders fall along natural boundaries like rivers or mountain ranges. for example, the boundary between france and spain follows the crest of the pyrenees mountains. for part of its length, the boundary between the united states and mexico follows a river called the rio grande. the borders of four countries divide africa’s lake chad: niger, chad, cameroon, and nigeria.