Social Studies Chapter 1
Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in
each of the black spaces below before clicking
on it to display the answer.
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| long series of loops | meander
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| wet grasslands formed by river sediment deposited along the coast | coastal marshes
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| this geologic formation usually looks like a birds foot or a fan | delta
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| the floodplains surrounding the Mississippi River eroded, leaving the old riverbeds as elevated ridges called | terrace
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| created after a river abandons its delta | barrier islands
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| elevated strips of land along a riverbank | natural levee
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| when the current slows along the inside of the next meander, the sediment falls to the bottom of the river, creating a | point bar
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| an underwater barrier of mud that interferes with the river's current | bar
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| these strange formations are caused by pressure and explode as a geyser in the air | mud lump
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| fresh and saltwater mixed | brackish
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| in French this term means "place of oaks" | cheniers
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| example of a barrier island | Grand Isle
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| serves as a reservoir to hold excess water until the river can move it away to the Gulf | floodplain
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