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Ch. 1 LA History
Ch. 1 Louisiana History
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is a benefit of the barrier islands? | They provide protection from storm surges. |
| According to the map, which river forms the lower part of Louisiana’s eastern border? | Pearl River |
| According to the map, the most northerly point of the Mississippi River is found in what state? | Minnesota |
| According to the map, what is the longest river in Louisiana? | Mississippi River |
| What type of lake was created by the Red River? | Raft Lakes |
| What type of map shows Louisiana’s rivers? | Topographical |
| What is the slow process of land sinking into the sea? | Subsidence |
| Which rodent was once highly valued for its fur but now causes harm to our marshes? | Nutria |
| In which time zone is Louisiana located? | Central Time Zone |
| Which waterway does NOT form one of Louisiana’s natural boundaries? | Red River |
| What is the largest natural lake in Louisiana? | Lake Pontchartrain |
| Which of the following areas is NOT part of the Mississippi Floodplain? | The Hills |
| What type of climate is found in Louisiana? | Humid Subtropical |
| If you tell someone you live across the street from the library, what type of location are you describing? | Relative |
| What type of location is based on lines of latitude and longitude? | Absolute |
| What is any natural features of the Earth’s surface called? | Landforms |
| What is another word for your surroundings? | Environment |
| What is a specific spot on planet Earth, sometimes expressed using latitude and longitude? | Absolute Location |
| What do you call where a place is located in relation to another place or places? | Relative Location |
| What do you call an imaginary line that measures a location’s distance north or south of the equator? | Latitude |
| What do you call an imaginary line on the Earth’s surface that divides the Earth evenly between the North and South Poles? | Equator |
| What is caused when rock formations press against each other and fold upward? | Uplift |
| What do you call water that is deep enough to travel by boat? | Navigable |
| What is an area of land that drains into tributaries and eventually into larger rivers? | Drainage Basin |
| What is a material that settles to the bottom of a liquid called? | Sediment |
| What kind of lake is formed when a river seeks a shorter, straighter course through flat terrain? | Cutoff Lake |
| What is a lake created when a huge log jam blocks the flow of a river? | Raft Lake |
| What is a lake created behind low groups of ridges in the marshlands? | Marsh Lake |
| What is a waterway closely associated with Louisiana, which ranges in size from short and shallow to long and navigable? | Bayou |
| What is the current condition of the atmosphere on any given day? | Weather |
| What is the average weather of an area over a long period of time called? | Climate |
| What is an imaginary line that measures how far east or west a location is from the prime meridian? | Longitude |
| What do you call the 0° line of longitude that divides Earth into Eastern and Western Hemispheres? | Prime Meridian |
| What do you call a segment of the worldwide system for standardizing time; there are 24 in the world; the US spans 7 of them? | Time Zone |
| What is an imaginary line, located mainly on the 180ｰ meridian, that marks the divide where the date changes by one day? | International Date Line |
| What is the study of differences in the terrain and character of the land in a given place or region called? | Physical Geography |
| What is the height of a place above sea level known as? | Elevation |
| What is the difference between the highest and lowest levels in a given area? | Relief |
| What is any form of water, liquid or solid, that falls from the atmosphere and reaches the ground called? | Precipitation |
| What do you call a dark funnel-shaped cloud with swirling winds that can measure over two hundred miles an hour? | Tornado |
| What is a violent storm that forms in the Atlantic Ocean during the summer and fall called? | Hurricane |
| What is the number of days between the last killing frost (below 32°F) in the spring and the first killing frost in the fall called? | Growing Season |
| What do you call swamps, marshes, and other areas that have a natural supply of water and are covered or soaked with water at least part of the year? | Wetlands |
| What is soil that is made up of sediment and carried by a river and deposited along its banks called? | Alluvial Soil |
| What is a place where a river meets the sea called? | Estuary |
| What is wind-blown dust that builds up and forms a ridge of bluffs as it approaches higher elevations called? | Loess Soil |
| What is the wearing away by the action of water or wind called? | Erosion |
| What do you call an area found along a coast that is a transition area between land and water? | Marsh |
| What is a geological formation found in Louisiana’s salt marsh, which is covered by layers of rock that, and under great pressure, has folded upward in dome-like formations? | Salt Dome |
| What do you call a scientist who studies the origin, history, and structure of the Earth? | Geologist |
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Esther Landry
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