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Louisiana SS review

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In which coordinate is the fire station?

a)

H4

b)

E1

c)

B4

d)

F6

2.

What is the name of this National symbol?

a)

Louisiana Capitol

b)

Washington Monument

c)

The White House

d)

Mall of Acadiana

3.

Why is live music important to Cajuns?

a)

Louisiana music reminds them of their culture.

b)

They need entertainment.

c)

They don't like music.

d)

They just want to sing.

4.

Why is Mardi Gras important to people of Louisiana and New Orleans?

a)

It is only important to people of New Orleans.

b)

It celebrates French explorers landing at the mouth of the Mississippi river.

c)

It is only important to the people of Baton Rouge.

d)

It was held in the north.

5.

Which TWO answers are most accurate about music and new inventions of the 1900's?

a)

radio helped jazz spread beyond where it was invented

b)

live music is only important to the Asian community

c)

jazz was invented in New Orleans, Louisiana

d)

the airplane allowed jazz to spread

6.

Which THREE explorers came to Louisiana?

a)

Henry Hudson

b)

Rene-Robert Cavelier de LaSalle

c)

Hernando deSoto

d)

Christopher Columbus

e)

Pierre LeMoyne d'Iberville

7.

This picture shows which Louisiana festival?

a)

Easter

b)

Lent

c)

Christmas

d)

Mardi Gras

8.

People who farmed the land, used trees to build houses, and catch seafood in the waterways are doing what to the environment?

a)

Using human resources

b)

Using fake resources

c)

Using natural resources

d)

Using man made resources

9.

Which TWO things are most accurate concerning people of Louisiana and their environment?

a)

people of Louisiana appreciate nature

b)

people of Louisiana don't care about the environment

c)

New Orleans people use the Mississippi river

d)

city maps are not useful

10.

Which statement best describe the relationship between sugarcane farmers and consumers?

a)

consumers harvest crops

b)

farmers make products from sugar

c)

farmers produce but consumers don't buy the products

d)

farmers produce and consumers buy the products

11.

Which THREE items do we export in Louisiana?

a)

corn

b)

apples

c)

natural gas

d)

soybeans

e)

lettuce

12.

Our land is eroding (shrinking) because of.....

a)

only hurricanes are the problem

b)

human activity and hurricanes are the problem

c)

the sand is sinking

d)

sea animals are the problem

13.

Which branch of the government includes the courts?

a)

Legislative

b)

Executive

c)

Judicial

d)

All of the above

14.

Who would handle a problem at Palmetto State Park in the state of Louisiana?

a)

Highway Patrol

b)

Park Rangers

c)

FBI

d)

Marines

15.

The governor commands which branch of the law?

a)

Marines

b)

Marshals

c)

FBI

d)

Police detectives

16.

Most of New Orleans' oldest buildings are a combination of which TWO cultures?

a)

German

b)

French

c)

Irish

d)

Spanish

e)

Polish

17.

According to the map, which TWO hemispheres is Louisiana in?

a)

Northern, Eastern

b)

Northern, Western

c)

Southern, Eastern

d)

Southern, Western

18.

Source 1:

Molly is looking for a new laptop online, on a budget.  She only has $400 to spend. She is using shopping online to compare different prices before buying.  She finds a laptop for $350

How does Molly benefit from using on-line stores?

a)

she can use the laptop before she buys it

b)

she can find a lower price for the laptop that she wants

c)

she can find a higher price for the laptop that she wants

d)

she can talk to a salesman

19.

The British pressured the Acadians to swear an unconditional oath of allegiance to the British Crown. The Acadians refused to swear this oath unconditionally

The Acadians came to the New World for several reasons. Religious violence rocked France, and people living there also suffered from disease, poverty, famine, and drought, as well as heavy taxation. The Acadians not only left France to escape these hardships but also to acquire their own land, which they considered essential to personal liberty and happiness


After reading the above passage, tell why the Acadian's settled in Louisiana

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20.

The levees, floodwalls and floodgates that protect New Orleans held up against Hurricane Ida's fury, passing their toughest test since the federal government spent billions of dollars to upgrade a system that catastrophically failed when Hurricane Katrina struck 16 years ago.

But strengthening the flood protection system in New Orleans couldn't spare some neighboring communities from Ida's destructive storm surge. Many residents of LaPlace, a western suburb where work only recently began on a long-awaited levee project, had to be rescued from rising floodwaters.


After reading the passage, What are levees used for?

a)

prevent hurricanes

b)

prevent flooding

c)

help fisherman catch crawfish

d)

make sure people obey the state constitution

21.

I enjoyed teaching you this summer!

I hope you feel more prepared for your next school year!!!

Which THREE things did we learn about?

a)

Native Americans

b)

Branches of the Government

c)

Early Explorers

d)

Multiplication