Louisiana's Physical Features

The coast of Louisiana consists of wet, treeless, flat areas called

• bayou

• swamp

• marsh

• prairie

The second longest river in North America is the

• Amazon River

• Mississippi River

• Amazon River

• Pontchartrain River

A slow moving waterway that ranges in size from short and shallow to long and navigable is a

• bayou

• swamp

• river

• lake

______ are formations of rock that has folded upward, rising above the surrounding land.

• river valley

• natural levee

• delta

• salt dome

_______ are constantly filled with water and covered by trees.

• bayou

• marsh

• swamp

• prairies

High ground along a river that was built up from that river flooding is called a ___________

• salt dome

• natural levee

• prairie

• delta

The _______ consists of soil deposited by the Mississippi River at its mouth.

• natural levee

• bayou

• river valley

• delta

__________ are formed by flowing water, or a river, that makes a V-shape.

• lake

• bayou

• river valley

• delta

______ is a large ocean basin that is surrounded by North America, Mexico, and Cuba.

• Mississippi River

• Lake Pontchartrain

• Delta

• Gulf of Mexico

Flat land that is covered by tall grasses is a a ___________.

• prairie

• marsh

• swamp

• delta