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LA History Mid
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Weather | the current condition of the atmosphere on any given day |
| Environment | surroundings |
| Tornado | a dark funnel-shaped cloud with swirling winds that can measure over two hundred miles an hour |
| Sediment | material that settles to the bottom of a liquid |
| Equator | an imaginary line on the Earth's surface that is everywhere equally distant from the North and South Poles |
| Bayou | a waterway that ranges in size from short and shallow to long and navigable |
| Landform | any natural feature of Earth's surface |
| Marsh | the transition area between land and water |
| Climate | the average weather of an area over a long period of time, say twenty-five to fifty years |
| Precipitation | any form of water, liquid or solid, that falls from the atmosphere and reaches the ground |
| Latitude | (also called parallel) measures a location's distance north or south of the equator |
| Longitude | (also called a meridian) measures how far east or west a location is from an initial line that runs from North Pole to South Pole |
| Central | What time zone is Louisiana located in? |
| Mississippi River | Is the border of Louisiana formed by the Mississippi River or the Pearl River longer? |
| Southern | Is most of the Terraces region located in the northern or southern part of the state? |
| Creek | Does the Choctaw Indian term bayou mean creek or waterfall? |
| Climate | Does the term weather or climate refer to the average conditions over a long period of time? |
| Counterclockwise | Does a hurricane (with a wind speed in excess of 73 miles an hour) have winds that move clockwise or counterclockwise? |
| 40% | Is Louisiana home to about 30% or 40% of the nation's wetlands? |
| Nutria | Which rodent was introduced to Louisiana in the 1930s? |
| Northern | Is most of the Hills region located in the northern or southern part of the state? |
| Below | Is the elevation of New Orleans 8 feet above sea level or 8 feet below sea level? |
| Tangipahoa | Which river flows into Lake Ponchatrain? |
| Protestants | Was North Louisiana settled by Catholics or Protestants? |
| Outdoor Recreation | Is the Sportsman's Paradise region known for its tourism or outdoor recreation? |
| Alexandria | Is the Crossroads' largest city Alexandria or Baton Rouge? |
| Fishing | Did early economic activity in the Cajun Country wetlands areas center upon farming or fishing? |
| Sugar | Did the Plantation Country grow sugar or tobacco? |
| Cultural Diffusion | Which term refers to the blending of new customs with older ideas and practices to form new cultural expressions? |
| Tourism | Is one of the most important economic activities in the Greater New Orleans region agriculture or tourism? |
| English | Did the English or Spanish expel the Acadians from Acadie? |
| Creole | Which term refers to anyone born in Louisiana whose ancestors were form some other place? |
| St. Bernard | Did the immigrants from the Canary Islands eventually settle in St. Bernard or St. John Parish? |
| Italian | Do a large group of Italian or Spanish descendants live in Independence in Tangipahoa Parish? |
| Crawfish | Are crawfish or shrimp called "mudbugs"? |
| Blues | Was country or blues music sung by sharecroppers as they worked in the fields? |
| New Orleans | Were Antoine "Fats" Domino and Louis Armstrong born in New Orleans or Lafayette? |
| Fat Tuesday | Does the French term Mardi Gras mean "Fat Tuesday" or "Wild Wednesday"? |
| Economy | Which term refers to how people manage material resources in a community or other organized body? |
| Services | Would the work activities that people perform for a fee be considered a good or a service? |
| Second | Does Louisiana rank first or second in the US in the production of petrochemicals? |
| Pine | While cypress is the official state tree, the major tree species harvested in the state is oak or pine? |
| Baton Rouge & New Orleans | Two of the nation's top five deepwater ports are at New Orleans and Baton Rouge or Lake Charles? |
| Alligators | In 1962, Louisiana outlawed the hunting of alligators or deer for a full decade? |
| Natural, Human, & Capital | What are the tree types of resources needed to produce goods and services? |
| Shrimp | Which species of seafood(crab or shrimp) yields the largest annual harvest in Louisiana? |
| Natural Gas | Are oil or natural gas deposits greater in Louisiana? |
| Constitution | a document that explains a government's purpose, describes its organization, and states its powers |
| Political Party | an organization of people who come together because they have similar ideas about how government should operate |
| Common Law | a system that uses earlier decisions-called precedents- as guidelines |
| Home Rule | the power given to political subdivisions to govern their own affairs |
| Federalism | a division of power between the federal and state governments |
| Propoganda | information spread widely to promote or discourage a particular proposal or political point of iew |
| Parish | a primary local government division |
| Police Jury | the governing body of most parishes |
| Felony | a category of serious crimes |
| Misdemeanor | a category of less serious crimes |
| Right | Right or Responsibility Worshipping and practicing your faith based on your beliefs |
| responsibility | Right or Responsibility Serving on a jury when summoned by the court |
| artifacts | Our understanding of the first people in Louisiana is based on artifacts or written records? |
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