Louisiana Geography Review
1. Study the map.
a. Know where the following places are located:
i. Cities – New Orleans, Baton Rouge, Lafayette, Lake Charles, Monroe & Shreveport
ii. Lakes – Pontchartrain, Borgne & Maurepas
iii. Rivers – Mississippi, Pearl, Red, & Atchafalaya
iv. Regions - North, Central, Acadiana, Florida Parishes & Greater New Orleans
2. Study the vocabulary :
a. reservoir, delta, coastal marsh, barrier islands, coastal erosion, salt domes, humid sub-tropical, faults,
sediment, spillway, distributary, brackish, storm surge & natural levees.
3. Identify – state motto, bird, flower & tree.
4. What are the 5 cultural regions?
5. Where are coastal marshes found?
6. Why are barrier islands important in hurricane protection? Name 1 example of a barrier island.
7. Why is coastal erosion dangerous for Louisiana? What methods are being used to halt erosion?
8. How do hurricanes affect erosion?
9. Where are salt domes located? What formed them? Name one example of a salt dome in Louisiana.
10. What is the difference between physical & cultural geography? Name 1 example of each relevant to Louisiana.
11. Why are levees helpful and hurtful for Louisiana?
12. What and where is the highest point in Louisiana?
13. Describe where the Florida Parishes are located using the Mississippi River and Lake Pontchartrain.
14. What region is St. Tammany Parish in?
15. Why did the people of New Orleans start visiting the Northshore?
16. What is the nickname for Acadiana?
17. Which region is historically the poorest?
18. Where did the people of Acadiana emigrate from?
19. What is the nickname for Central Louisiana?
20. Describe the geography of North Louisiana. What famous mountain and point can be found there? What parish
is the mountain in?
21. What is the hurricane classification system? Strongest hurricane? Weakest hurricane? What is the lowest wind
speed for a storm to be considered a hurricane?
22. What resources / wildlife can be found in the Atchafalaya Basin?
23. Explain how spillways work. Which 2 spillways are in Louisiana?
24. Which part of the hurricane is the most dangerous?