Louisiana Culture and Geography

What is the point on the map at which the calendar day changes from one day to the next?

• Prime Meridian
• Equator
• International Date Line
• Greenwich Meridian

Please come to the Farmer's Market this Sunday. It is in Benton near the baseball fields.

• a set of directions
• GPS coordinates
• an absolute location
• a relative location

What type of climate does Louisiana have?

• Arctic Tundra
• Tropical Continental
• Humid Subtropical
• Arid Dessert

What happens when a warm and cold air mass combine and form a cyclone?

• an earthquake
• a hurricane
• a flood
• a tornado

Select the consequence of Hurricane Katrina. 

• Billions of dollars in damag
• Most of the city of Shreveport was flooded
• The Hills were destroyed
• People migrated to other cities and states, but most return

What natural force has had the greatest impact on changing the physical land in Louisiana?

• the Mississippi River
• the Red River
• the Cajun Navy
• Hurricane Rita

Which portion of the terraces used to be 2.5 million acres, but is not only 100 acres?

• the delta
• the blufflands
• the flatwoods
• the prairies

Which natural region of Louisiana has the lowest relief (elevation)?

• Mississippi River floodplain
• Red River Valley
• Terraces
• Marshes

What is the largest swamp in Louisiana and all of the United States?

• Atchafalaya Swamp
• Cajun Swamp
• Okefenokee Swamp
• Okavango Swamp

What is the name of the canal that connects the Calcasieu with the Sabine River?

• Toledo Bend Reservoir
• Gulf Intracoastal Waterway
• Lake Pontchartrain Causeway
• Red River Dam