social studies chp. 2

Question 1

water is deep enough for travel

Answer 1

Navigable

Question 2

small sluggish creek or stream

Answer 2

Bayou

Question 3

height of a place above sea level

Answer 3

Elevation

Question 4

the difference between the highest and lowest points

Answer 4

relief

Question 5

soil deposited by a river

Answer 5

alluvial soil

Question 6

a seasonally flooded forest

Answer 6

swamp

Question 7

• where the river meets the sea or ocean

Answer 7

estuary

Question 8

physical features of the land

Answer 8

topography

Question 9

wet treeless prairie covered with water and grasses

Answer 9

marsh

Question 10

formation of rock that folded upward above the marsh surface

Answer 10

salt dome

Question 11

the current conditions of the atmosphere

Answer 11

weather

Question 12

the average weather over time

Answer 12

climate

Question 13

severe tropical windstorms

Answer 13

hurricane

Question 14

protects the wetlands and bays from the ocean waves

Answer 14

barrier islands

Question 15

areas covered or soaked by water at least part of the year

Answer 15

wetlands

Question 16

3 largest rivers in LA

Answer 16

red, miss, ouachita

Question 17

atchafalaya means what in choctaw

Answer 17

long river

Question 18

what year was toledo bend created

Answer 18

1967

Question 19

largest natrual lake in LA

Answer 19

lake pontchatrain

Question 20

name one oxbow lake in LA

Answer 20

false river

Question 21

bayou means what in choctaw

Answer 21

creek

Question 22

name one salt dome in LA

Answer 22

avery island

Question 23

what type of climate is LA

Answer 23

humid subtropical

Question 24

what year did rita and katrina hit LA

Answer 24

2005

Question 25

what year was the great flood

Answer 25

1927

Question 26

LA has lost land equivalent to what state?

Answer 26

Delaware

Question 27

causes of land loss in LA

Answer 27

levees and spillways

Question 28

providing federal assistance to help restore wetlands

Answer 28

breaux act of 1990

Question 29

name 7 bodies of water in LA

Answer 29

red, miss, ouachita, atchafalaya, sabine, calcasieu, Lake Pontchartrain, pearl, toledo bend, bayou lafourche, vermillion river

Question 30

where a place is in relation to another place

Answer 30

relative location

Question 31

a specific spot on planet earth

Answer 31

absolute location-

Question 32

any from of water that falls from the atmosphere

Answer 32

Precipitation-

Question 33

funnel-shaped windstorms

Answer 33

Tornado-

Question 34

name LA’s natrual boundaries

Answer 34

gulf of mexico, pearl river, mississippi river, sabine river

Question 35

name the man-made borders of LA

Answer 35

toledo bend, 31 degrees north - MS and LA, 33 degrees north - AR and LA, 94 west - TX and LA