WorksheetsLouisiana's Physical Geography
Total questions: 27
Worksheet time: 14mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which answer option matches region A?
a)
Hills
b)
Red River Valley
c)
Mississippi Flood Plain
d)
Marshes
2.
Which answer option matches region B?
a)
Hills
b)
Red River Valley
c)
Mississippi Flood Plain
d)
Marshes
3.
Which answer option matches region C?
a)
Hills
b)
Red River Valley
c)
Mississippi Flood Plain
d)
Marshes
4.
Which answer option matches region D?
a)
Hills
b)
Terraces
c)
Mississippi Flood Plain
d)
Marshes
5.
Which answer option matches region E?
a)
Hills
b)
Terraces
c)
Mississippi Flood Plain
d)
Marshes
6.
Which answer option matches river A?
a)
Red River
b)
Mississippi River
c)
Atchafalaya River
d)
Sabine River
7.
Which answer option matches river B?
a)
Red River
b)
Mississippi River
c)
Atchafalaya River
d)
Sabine River
8.
Which answer option matches river C?
a)
Red River
b)
Mississippi River
c)
Atchafalaya River
d)
Sabine River
9.
Which answer option matches river D?
a)
Red River
b)
Mississippi River
c)
Pearl River
d)
Sabine River
10.
Which answer option matches river E?
a)
Red River
b)
Mississippi River
c)
Atchafalaya River
d)
Sabine River
11.
Which of these is NOT used to classify natural regions?
a)
Vegetation
b)
Relief
c)
Language
d)
Climate
12.
The highest point in Louisiana is ____________ at 535 feet above sea level.
a)
Driskill Mountain
b)
Clingman's Dome
c)
Mount Washington
d)
Pike's Peak
13.
Louisiana is part of a larger natural region known as the
a)
Gulf Coastal Plain
b)
Rocky Mountains
c)
Cumberland Plateau
d)
Atlantic Coastal Plain
14.
The Blufflands subregion was built by ____________ deposited on the old natural levels of the Mississippi River.
a)
Alluvial soil
b)
Loess soil
c)
Prairie soil
d)
Red iron soil
15.
______________ water is a mix of freshwater from streams and rivers and saltwater form the ocean.
a)
semi-saline
b)
tannic
c)
alluvial
d)
brackish
16.
When softer rocks and soil are eroded from uplifts, the ridges that are left behind are known as
a)
plateaus
b)
wolds
c)
ruffles
d)
terraces
17.
The atmospheric conditions over a short period of time, including precipitation, temperature, and wind, is called
a)
climate
b)
weather
c)
temperature
d)
precipitation
18.
The average atmospheric conditions over a long period of time is called
a)
weather
b)
climate
c)
temperature
d)
precipitation
19.
What natural feature makes the climate of South Louisiana and North Louisiana different?
a)
Gulf of Mexico
b)
Mississippi River
c)
Atchafalaya River
d)
Ozark Mountains
20.
On average, which region has more rainfall?
a)
South Louisiana
b)
North Louisiana
21.
On average, which region has higher temperatures during the summer?
a)
South Louisiana
b)
North Louisiana
22.
On average, which region has higher temperatures during the winter?
a)
South Louisiana
b)
North Louisiana
23.
In a hurricane or tropical cyclone, where are the strongest winds located?
a)
Inside the eye
b)
Along the edge of the eye
c)
In the outside rain bands
d)
In the southeast quadrant
24.
Louisiana is bordered on the west by
a)
Texas
b)
Arkansas
c)
Mississippi
25.
Louisiana is bordered on the east by
a)
Texas
b)
Arkansas
c)
Mississippi
26.
Louisiana is bordered on the north by
a)
Texas
b)
Arkansas
c)
Mississippi
27.
Louisiana is found in a larger climate zone known as
a)
continental
b)
humid subtropical
c)
temperate subtropical
d)
semi-arid
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