WorksheetsLA Hist Final: Geography/History
Total questions: 27
Worksheet time: 14mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Where in the United States would the population be the MOST dense?
a)
Southwest
b)
Northeast
c)
South
d)
Northwest
2.
Which river would border Louisiana the FARTHEST east?
a)
Mississippi
b)
Sabine
c)
Pearl
d)
Red
3.
What would Louisiana's climate be characterized as?
a)
Continental
b)
Tropical
c)
Subtropical
d)
Mediterranean
4.
Which river would border Louisiana FURTHEST west?
a)
Pearl
b)
Sabine
c)
Mississippi
d)
Colorado
5.
What is a major concern for people living in Louisiana especially from the months of June through November?
a)
flooding
b)
droughts
c)
hurricanes
d)
tornadoes
6.
What do people use in order to read a map correctly?
a)
compass
b)
legend
c)
magnifying glass
d)
dictionary
7.
If you call someone in San Francisco, California from your home in Baton Rouge, LA at 11:00am, the time in S.F. would be...
a)
1:00 pm
b)
12:00 pm
c)
9:00 am
d)
12:00 am
8.
If it is 3:00 pm in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, what time would it be in Baton Rouge, LA?
a)
4:00 pm
b)
2:00 pm
c)
1:00 pm
d)
12:00 pm
9.
Why is Louisiana's climate described as subtropical?
a)
cold winters and hot summers
b)
hot winters and cold summers
c)
hot summers and mild winters
d)
cool summers and mild winters
10.
Where in Louisiana would you be most likely to see Prairie lands?
a)
Northeast
b)
Southeast
c)
Southwest
d)
Central Louisiana
11.
As a result of the Flood of 1927, what was done in an attempt to prevent this from happening again?
a)
The creation of a more modern levee system.
b)
Major cities were built away from the Miss. River.
c)
The Miss. River was diverted into underpopulated areas.
12.
Why would Poverty Point be important to understand for the state of Louisiana?
a)
Indian mounds found here are of a type only found in LA
b)
Poverty Point shows the isolation of Native Americans in LA
c)
Poverty Point reflects the economic trade advancements for Native Americans
d)
Poverty Point shows the struggles of the lower class today
13.
This Reconstruction plan said a state could rejoin if 10% of its population swore an oath of loyalty to the Union
a)
Lincoln's Plan
b)
Johnson's Plan
c)
Radical Republican's Plan
d)
Grant's Plan
14.
Which best describes the New Deal?
a)
It was the cause of the stock market crash in 1929.
b)
It was a system created to end the Louisiana lottery.
c)
It was a deal designed to put people back to work to end the Great Depression.
d)
It provided an establishment to place military troops in Louisiana during World War II.
15.
What were Jim Crow laws designed to do?
a)
Express the anger of Southerners during Reconstruction politics.
b)
Enforce the freedman to become sharecroppers.
c)
Separate races by segregation and discrimination throughout the south.
d)
They were meant to restrict African Americans from entering politics.
16.
What did Huey Long's Share Our Wealth plan suggest?
a)
To raise taxes on the poor
b)
All income over $1 million would be taxed
c)
All incomes would be taxed equally
d)
The capital gains rain would increase to 20%
17.
Whom of the following people would become a prominent governor of Louisiana during the Great Depression?
a)
Edwin Edwards
b)
John Bel Edwards
c)
Huey Long
d)
Bobby Schmurda
18.
These were state and local segregation laws in the South?
a)
Black Codes
b)
Jim Crow laws
c)
Segregation Society
d)
Southern Amendments
19.
Which factor was the most important in growing cotton in the 1800s?
a)
large plantations
b)
the amount of horses on that plantation
c)
steamboats
d)
slave labor
20.
Why did Thomas Jefferson most want to purchase the Louisiana Territory for the United States?
a)
The US feared France would become too powerful.
b)
The US did not want to start a war by seizing the territory.
c)
The US wanted to gain control of NOLA.
d)
He wanted the US to have access to the Red River.
21.
GB gained control of the territory east of the Miss. River as a result of...
a)
Treaty of Utrecth
b)
Treaty of Paris
c)
Treaty of San Lorenzo
d)
Treaty of Fountainebleau
22.
Which of the following are causes of coastal erosion?
a)
coastal marshes growing, flooding, overpopulation
b)
hurricanes, police juries, digging for erl
c)
hurricanes, climate change, oil pipelines allowing saltwater intrusion
d)
barrier islands, lack of cypress trees, flooding
23.
Due to regions along the Miss River being susceptible to flooding, what have people throughout history had to do
a)
Move away from the region decreasing the population
b)
Build levees to protect themselves
c)
settle in areas on bluffs high above the river
d)
learn to use floating warehouses to store supplies along the river
24.
Which method of transportation would have been most efficient for a merchant to utilize in the 1850s?
a)
train
b)
horse
c)
cruise ship
d)
steamboat
25.
How did the Supreme Court decision in Brown v. the Board of Education affect Louisiana?
a)
more African Americans voted
b)
Louisiana schools became segregated
c)
The state continued the policy of separate but equal.
26.
Which of the following events would have occurred AFTER the Mexican-American War but BEFORE the Gettysburg Address?
a)
Reconstruction
b)
Lincoln's assassination
c)
The Great Flood of 2016
d)
LA joins the Confederate States of America
27.
Which of the following events would have occurred AFTER the Articles of Confederation were written but BEFORE the War of 1812?
a)
Louisiana Purchase
b)
The French and Indian War
c)
Civil War
d)
Huey Long is elected governor
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