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social studies 6th
louisiana geography-2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| _____________ is temperature, wind, and precipitation on a daily basis. | weather |
| Our climate is stable because of the ______________________. | temperate |
| Louisiana has a humid ____________ climate. | subtropical |
| _______________ is the ling-term weather pattern of a region. | climate |
| Louisiana is in a ____________ zone, which means we are close enough to the __________ to have a relatively warm climate | temperate equator |
| Humid refers to ______________. | moisture |
| Of the 50 states, only ____________,_____________, and _________________ are closer to the equator. | Hawaii texas florida |
| Subtropical refers to ________________. | temperature |
| In Louisiana, ________________, and _____________ are the wetest seasons. | winter spring |
| Louisiana receives about __________ inches of rain a year. | 58 |
| Subtropical climate means we have __________, summers and ____________ winters, and abundant _________________ throughout the year. | hot mild precipitation |
| The state of Louisiana has very high ___________ that makes air temperatures feel hotter than they are. | humidity |
| In Louisiana, ________________, and _____________ are the wetest seasons. | winter spring |
| _________________ is very pleasant in Louisiana. | Autumn |
| During Autumn the temperature is ____________ and ______________ is low | mild precipitation |
| Spring is typically mild, but we can have __________________ during thunderstorms | tornadoes |
| Winters are mild with ___________ days below freezing. | few |
| Summertime temperatures can reach over ____________ degrees in North Louisiana. | 100 |
| Freezing occurs only when an __________ cold front passes through. | artic |
| It is usually cooler in South Louisiana because of the gulf _________. | breeze |
| Once in a while North Louisiana will receive ________ in the winter. | snow |
| South Louisiana rarely receives snow but when it does it can receive several _____________. | inches |
| ______________are enormous violent storms that start in the moist air over warm waters like the __________________ or_________________ | Hurricans Gulf of Mexico Atlantic Ocean |
| Hurricane season starts on ________________ and ends on ___________________ each year. | June 1st November 20th |
| Louisiana has the most hurricanes in the month of _______________. | september |
| A hurricane scale goes from category ____________ to category ___________. | 1 5 |
| Category 1 means winds between ____________ mph and cause minimal damage. | 74 to 95 |
| Category 5 means winds over _______mph and ______________ damage | 155 catastrophic |
| As a hurricanes gather strength it turns in a ___________________- motion around an __________. | counterclock wise eye |
| The ___________ of a hurricane has calm winds and blue sky. | eye |
| Hurricane clouds can reach ____________ feet and the storm may be up to __________ miles wide. | 40,000 400 |
| ___________________is a wall of ocean water that moves inland. | storm surge |
| Storm surge is the most __________part of hurricanes. | dangerous |
| Storm surge may be up to __________ feet high and move several ____________ inland. | 20 miles |
| Storm surge is _______________ and will take down anything in its path including buildings, trees, and automobiles | unstoppable |
| __________ percent of people who die ina hurricane are killed by storm surges. | ninety |
| In the last 100 years, _________ hurricanes have struck Louisiana mainly in southeastern part of the state. | 29 |
| Male and female names are used to name hurricanes. They alternate in ______________________ order | alphabetical |
| The names for hurricanes rotate on a _________ year cycle. | 6 |
| If a hurricae is particularly noteworthy, its name will be __________ and never used again. | retired |
| List 4 hurricane names that have been retired because of the destruction they caused. | Audrey Andrew Katrina Rita |
| ______________ are violent windstorms created by thunderstorm | tornadoes |
| Tornadoes are usually less than a ___________ wide and travel up to ___________ miles across land. | mile 50 |
| Tornadoes occur mostly in ________ | spring |
| ________________ Louisiana gets hit by more tornadoes than any other part of the state. | northwest |
| Northwest louisians is part of the region in the united states known as ______________________ | tornado alley |
| Louisiana's population is approximately _________ million people | 4.6 |
| Hurricane Katrina and Rita forced more than _______ million people to evacuate and many never returned to Louisiana. | 1 |
| ____________________ is the average number of people living in a certain area. | Population density |
| New Orleans, Louisiana largest city, has a population density of __________ people per square mile. | 163 |
| Over _______________ of Louisianians live in or near New Orlens. | one third |
| List 3 cultural regians of Louisiana and tell about them. | South Louisiana North Southwestern |
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