LA History Chapter 1

swamps, marshes, and other areas that have a natural supply of water and are covered or soaked with water

an imaginary line that marks the divide where the date changes by a day

material that settles to the bottom of a liquid

False River is known as a ________.

Louisiana has about 5 ________ miles of rivers, bayous, creeks, and canals.

wearing away by the action of water or wind

measures how far East or West a location is from the initial line of longitude

Which of the following is NOT one of the 3 divisions of the Terraces Region?

How longIn 1879 the US government established the Mississippi River ________.

dark, funnel-shaped clouds with swirling winds that can measure over 200 MPH

Which body of water serves as the Lower Eastern boundary between LA and MS?

The place where salty ocean water and freshwater meet is called the ________.

Which of the following describes Louisiana's climate?

The swamp is the ______ part of the river basin

At the estuary, the water changes from _______ to _______.

More than 3 _____ miles of coastline were affected by the spill

an imaginary line on Earth's surface that is everywhere equally distant from the North or South Poles

created behind low groups of ridges located in the marshlands that border Louisiana's Gulf Coast

The Old River Structure was completed in 1963 to control _______ and prevent the river from changing course

How many regions have geographers divded the US into?

Which of the following is a serious environmental issue in Louisiana?

smaller rivers and streams

The ______ River flows between Shreveport and Bossier City.

the average weather of an area over a long period of time

an area found along a coast that is a transition area between land and water

On April 20, 2010, an explosion on the _________ oil rig set off the most damaging oil spill in US History.

an area of land that drains into tributaries and eventually into larger rivers

when rivers seek shorter, straighter courses through flat terrain

windblown dust that builds up and forms a ridge of bluffs as it approaches higher elevations

The federal government adopted the Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection, and _______ Act in 1990.

How many of the time zones are in the United States?

where the river meets the sea

any form of water, liquid, or solid that falls from the atmosphere and reaches the ground

a lake where water is stored for people's use

Where is the Prime Meridian located at?

a segment of the worldwide system for standardizing time

geological formations found in Louisiana's salt marsh

a rodent that was once highly valued for its fur

the flat land along a river that is likely to flood

the study of the differences in terrain and character of the land in a given place or region

soil that is made up of sediment carried by a river and deposited along its banks

How many different time zones is Earth divided into?

the slope between the top of the natural levee and the river

Which body of water serves as the Southern boundary of Louisiana?

violent storms that form in the Atlantic Ocean during the summer and fall, with winds that move around an eye

created when huge logjams blocked the flow of a river

When rock formations press against each other and fold upward

water that is deep enough to travel by boat

Louisiana is home to about ____ of the wetlands in the continental United States

Where a place is located in relation to another place or places

the difference between the highest and lowest levels in a given area

A specific spot on planet Earth, sometimes expressed using latitude and longitude

Which region is Louisiana located in?

a waterway closely associated with Louisiana, which ranges in size from short and shallow to long and navigable

About _____ of the oil imported into the United States comes through Port Fourcon in Lafourche Parish

Which body of water is the Upper Eastern boundary between LA and MS?

scientists who study the origin, history, and structure of Earth

Which of the following is NOT one of the ways natural regions are identified and classified?

What is created when a river floods and silt is deposited alongside the banks of a river?

In what year was the worst hurricane season in Louisiana history?

Louisiana has lost about _____ square miles of land over the last 50 years due to coastal erosion

Which of the following is an 8,000 foot long bridge with 350 bays that remain closed most of the time

Louisiana has about 2.5 _______ acres of marsh.

Which body of water serves as the Southwestern boundaries between LA and TX?

Measure a location's distance North or South of the equator

the height of a place above sea level

Which of the following is the larget reservoir in Louisiana?

the slow process of land sinking into the sea

The second largest river drainage sytstem in the state is the _____ River

measures the current condition of the atmosphere on any given day

Avery Island is best known as being the home of _________.

The 350 bays open when dangerously high spring floods threaten New Orleans and drain into ___________.

initial line of longitude (0 degrees)

the number of days between the last killing frost in the Spring and the first killing frost in the Fall

More than 4 ______ barrels of oil flowed into the Gulf of Mexico from this oil spill.