Rivers and Natural Regions of LA

LA the ___ state, Choctaw Indian language meaning creek, sleeping water

Giant table top land filled with grasses and wildflower, and very few trees

The highest point at 535 feet in LA (mountain) located in Bienville Parish

What is another name for the passes?

This region extends from the northwestern corner of the state to central LA...

What part of the MS Floodplain region is the lowest part and is a seasonally flooded forest?

Which of LA's 5 natural regions is our last defense against a hurricane?

This is the highest region with the roughest terrain

How do levees hurt Louisiana's coastline?

Wal-Mart is across from the car wash. What type of location is this an example of?

What is Louisiana's largest natural lake? What bridge goes across it?

The largest natural lake; 24 mile long bridge spans it; connects to the Gulf of Mexico, brackish water

Filled with minerals like salt, petroleum, and sulphur...

The difference between the highest and lowest elevation in a given area (not on your quiz, but good info!)

Bayou Teche is a navigable waterway in Iberia Parish. What does this mean?

Prairie covered with flatland and many mixed pine and hardwood forest, and palmetto

What are the former natural levees that have been built up over time by loess soil?

-Begins in Texas, border between TX and LA, contains largest reservoir-Toledo Bend

What is the name of the path the Mississippi takes to reach the Gulf of Mexico?

This is basically a wet, treeless prairie.

Highest part of terraces region; the wind blows loess soil; used to be part of natural levee

What is the highest point in Louisiana?

How did river sediment create land in coastal Louisiana?

What type of water is a mix of sea water and fresh water?

Refers to the height of a place above sea level

The soil here is alluvial

This area is endangered by the intrusion of salt water.

Formed as the river seek sorter, straighter courses through flat terrain, False River and Larto

Bowl-like area of the Mississippi Floodplain that floods seasonally...

5 salt domes here are mineral treasure chests...Avery, Weeks, Jefferson, Cote Blanche, and Belle Isle

Its salt domes are mineral treasure chests

What industry is most likely to be located in the Hills Region?

Why is the Marsh Region our last defense against a hurricane?

The place where the river meets the sea is know as a/an __________________.

This river begins in east central Mississippi, borders LA and MS, & has Honey Island Swamp.

The natural region where erosion of rock formations has resulted in ridges called wolds.

Which is NOT a natural boundary of Louisiana?