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LA Geo. Features
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Gulf of Mexico | a large ocean basin that is surrounded by North America, Mexico, and Cuba |
| Marshes | wet, treeless, flat areas covered with water and grasses that can be found along the coast |
| Swamps | constantly filled with water and covered by trees |
| Mississippi River | second largest river in North America that flows through Louisiana |
| Mississippi Delta | consists of soil deposited by the Mississippi River at its mouth |
| Barrier Islands | long, narrow, offshore deposits of sand or sediment that run parallel to the coastline |
| Natural Levees | high ground along a river that is built up from the soil from the river flooding |
| Bayou | slow moving waterway that ranges in size from short and shallow to long a navigable |
| River Valleys | valley formed by flowing water, or a river, that makes a V-shape |
| Lake | body of water that is surrounded by land |
| Prairies | lands that are flat and covered by tall grasses |
| Salt Domes | formation of rock that has folded upward, rising above the surrounding marsh in formation like domes |
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