Worksheets8th grade La history chapter 2
Total questions: 55
Worksheet time: 28mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Hurricane season starts on
a)
June 1
b)
July 1
c)
May 1
d)
April 1
2.
State Crustacean
a)
crawfish
b)
lobster
c)
blue crab
d)
snow crab
3.
state song
a)
give me louisiana
b)
callin' baton rouge
c)
crawfish
d)
lobster
4.
state insect
a)
mosquito
b)
honey bee
c)
banana spider
d)
scorpion
5.
state wildflower
a)
magnolia
b)
louisiana iris
c)
rose
d)
Camilla
6.
state drink
a)
milk
b)
water
c)
lemonade
d)
orange juice
7.
state flower
a)
magnolia
b)
Louisiana iris
c)
rose
d)
daffodil
8.
state bird
a)
brown pelican
b)
white pelican
c)
seagull
d)
mosquito
9.
state tree
a)
bald cypress
b)
pine tree
c)
magnolia tree
d)
oak tree
10.
state motto
a)
Union Justice and Confidience
b)
no guts no glory
c)
to the victor goes the spoils
d)
whatever
11.
state freshwater fish
a)
white perch
b)
bass
c)
alligator gar
d)
tuna
12.
state mammal
a)
black bear
b)
catahoula cur
c)
crawfish
d)
wolf
13.
state dog
a)
catahoula cur
b)
black lab
c)
boxer
d)
pit bull
14.
state saltwater fish
a)
tuna
b)
speckeled trout
c)
spotted bass
d)
banana trout
15.
When the French arrived, 1/3 of the land was
a)
praire
b)
plains
c)
mountains
d)
underwater
16.
This city is in the floodplain region and has the lowest elevation in the state
a)
New Orleans
b)
Baton Rouge
c)
Mandeville
d)
Crowley
17.
If it is 4 am in Louisiana what time is it in New York
a)
5
b)
3
c)
2
d)
1
18.
Which island on our side of the river belongs to Mississippi
a)
Giles ilsand
b)
stack island
c)
ship island
d)
cat island
19.
Which island on the louisiana side of the river belongs to mississippi
a)
Davis island
b)
stack island
c)
grand isle
20.
this separates Louisiana from Arkansas in the north
a)
33 degree north line line of latitude
b)
31 degree north line of latitude
c)
94 degree west line of longitude
21.
separates the Florida parishes from Mississippi
a)
33 degree north line of lat
b)
31 degree north line of lat
c)
94 degree west line of long
22.
separates the western boarder of la from Texas
a)
33 degree north lat
b)
31 degree north lat
c)
34 degree west long
23.
The mississippi river and pearl river separate La from
a)
Texas
b)
Mississippi
c)
Arkansas
24.
The southern border of the state is
a)
the gulf of mexico
b)
lake ponchitrain
c)
the Mississippi river
25.
1/4 or our state is this in some form or another
a)
land
b)
prairie
c)
plain
d)
water
26.
the Area from Baton Rouge to Bogulusa
a)
west florida parishes
b)
east La.
c)
is disputed b/w us and mississippi
d)
mississippi
27.
how high is Driskill Mountain
a)
535 feet
b)
355 feet
c)
515 feet
d)
425 feet
28.
about this many gallons of water flow through our state each day
a)
375 billion
b)
375 million
c)
573 billion
d)
573 million
29.
Louisiana's climate has warm summers and mild winter
a)
humid-subtropical
b)
tropical
c)
fair
d)
marine west coast
30.
measures the intensity of a storm
a)
saffir simpson
b)
fujita
c)
weight scale
d)
wait scale
31.
pressure caused by the weight of the atmosphere
a)
atmospheric pressure
b)
gravity
c)
weight
d)
sea level
32.
the most dangerous part of a storm
a)
storm surge
b)
eye
c)
flood
d)
beginning
33.
louisiana's shape
a)
a boot
b)
a shoe
c)
a toe
d)
a high heel
34.
the toe of the boot points
a)
east
b)
west
c)
north
d)
south
35.
the different in elevation between the highest and lowest points
a)
relief
b)
sea level
c)
latitude
d)
altitude
36.
dense growths of cane
a)
canebreaks
b)
bushes
c)
forests
d)
cane deposits
37.
trees that are cone bearing and have needles
a)
coniferous
b)
deciduoius
38.
trees such as evergreen, moss, and oak
a)
coniferous
b)
deciduous
39.
comes from the native american word "bayuk" meaning small, slow moving stream
a)
bayuk
b)
bayou
c)
canal
d)
river
40.
a river and the surrounding area functioning as a unit
a)
ecosystem
b)
distributary
c)
hydrosphere
d)
mississippi river
41.
first built by the french to control flooding
a)
levees
b)
cheniers
c)
barrier islands
d)
dams
42.
violent wind storms created by thunderstorms
a)
hurricanes
b)
tornados
c)
typhoons
43.
a branch of a river flowing away from the main part
a)
distributary
b)
tributary
c)
branch
d)
offshoot
44.
the number of time zones on earth
a)
12
b)
24
c)
6
6
6
d)
5
45.
the number of time zones in the US
a)
2
b)
4
c)
6
d)
8
46.
Hurricane Season ends on
a)
November 30
b)
December 30
c)
October 30
d)
never
47.
the population density of louisiana
a)
103
b)
79
c)
58
d)
106
48.
the inches of rain Louisiana gets in one year
a)
103
b)
58
c)
59
d)
56
49.
the _____ degree north line separates us from arkansas
a)
33
b)
31
c)
45
d)
58
50.
the average number of people per square mile
a)
population density
b)
population distribution
c)
population center
d)
in and around new orleans
51.
Lakes caused by the log jam on the red river
a)
raft lakes
b)
reservoirs
c)
cheniers
52.
_____- lakes formed when Cheniers slow the flow of rivers to the gulf causing pools of brakish water to build up
a)
coastal lakes
b)
oxbow lakes
c)
reservoirs
d)
raft lakes
53.
the study of places, physical characteristics, and physical and human characteristics
a)
geography
b)
physical geography
c)
cultural geography
54.
study of landforms, oceans, and climate
a)
physical geography
b)
cultural geography
55.
study of how mhumans have interacted with and changed the land
a)
physical geography
b)
cultural geography
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