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WorksheetsLouisiana Culture and Geography
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the point on the map at which the calendar day changes from one day to the next?
a)
Prime Meridian
b)
Equator
c)
International Date Line
d)
Greenwich Meridian
2.
Please come to the Farmer's Market this Sunday. It is in Benton near the baseball fields.
a)
a set of directions
b)
GPS coordinates
c)
an absolute location
d)
a relative location
3.
What type of climate does Louisiana have?
a)
Arctic Tundra
b)
Tropical Continental
c)
Humid Subtropical
d)
Arid Dessert
4.
What happens when a warm and cold air mass combine and form a cyclone?
a)
an earthquake
b)
a hurricane
c)
a flood
d)
a tornado
5.
Select the consequence of Hurricane Katrina.
a)
Billions of dollars in damag
b)
Most of the city of Shreveport was flooded
c)
The Hills were destroyed
d)
People migrated to other cities and states, but most return
6.
What natural force has had the greatest impact on changing the physical land in Louisiana?
a)
the Mississippi River
b)
the Red River
c)
the Cajun Navy
d)
Hurricane Rita
7.
Which portion of the terraces used to be 2.5 million acres, but is not only 100 acres?
a)
the delta
b)
the blufflands
c)
the flatwoods
d)
the prairies
8.
Which natural region of Louisiana has the lowest relief (elevation)?
a)
Mississippi River floodplain
b)
Red River Valley
c)
Terraces
d)
Marshes
9.
What is the largest swamp in Louisiana and all of the United States?
a)
Atchafalaya Swamp
b)
Cajun Swamp
c)
Okefenokee Swamp
d)
Okavango Swamp
10.
What is the name of the canal that connects the Calcasieu with the Sabine River?
a)
Toledo Bend Reservoir
b)
Gulf Intracoastal Waterway
c)
Lake Pontchartrain Causeway
d)
Red River Dam
11.
Which river forms Louisiana's western border with Texas?
a)
Red River
b)
Sabine River
c)
Atchafalaya River
d)
Ouachita River
12.
Which river forms Louisiana's boundary between the Florida parishes and Mississippi?
a)
Ouachita River
b)
Pearl River
c)
Red River
d)
Calcasieu River
13.
What is the largest manmade lake in Louisiana? It was formed by damming the Sabine River.
a)
Lake D'arbonne
b)
Caddo Lake
c)
Lake Ponchartrain
d)
Toledo Bend Lake (Reservoir)
14.
Which cultural region is home to Louisiana's oldest town that was founded 300 years.
a)
Sportman's Paradise
b)
Crossroads
c)
Cajun Country
d)
Plantation Country
15.
Which natural region of Louisiana has the highest relief (elevation)?
a)
Mississippi River floodplain
b)
Red River Valley
c)
Terraces
d)
Hills
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