Louisiana’s Physical & Cultural Geography / Name: _________________
Part I
Louisiana Basics
Louisiana Basics
• __________largest state, 3600 square miles of water, ___________ of U.S. wetlands are in LA.
• ___________________ of coastline.
• One of the biggest problems is always __________________
Louisiana Land
• Lowest Points – ______________________ Located along the gulf coast & City of New Orleans
• Some sections above sea level, some sections as much as _________________________
• Highest Points, Northern portions. _____________________ (535 ft. above sea level)
Boundaries
____________ – Arkansas. 33°North
and 31° North
_______________ – Texas & Sabine River
_________________– Mississippi,
Mississippi River &
Pearl River
__________________ – Gulf of Mexico
Louisiana Symbols
• Flag / Motto: ____________________________________
• Bird:
____________________________________
• Flower:
____________________________________
• Tree:
_____________________________________
Louisiana is a coastal plain
• Louisiana is the only state made up ENTIRELY by the ____________________________
Low & flat region created by ____________________________
Deltas
• Land created from _____________________Where the Mississippi River meets the Gulf of Mexico.
Coastal Marshes
• _______________________ formed by river sediment deposited along the coast.
Brackish
• Fresh & __________________ mixed together
Coastal Erosion
• Land is disappearing.
– LA loses ___________________ per year, 2 football fields per hour
_____________________destroyed 64,000 acres in one day.
Salt Domes
• ___________________________ once covered Louisiana.
• When it dried massive salt domes were left standing, Most are about 10 miles below the Earth.
Some jut above the marsh in high columns = Why they are called islands.
_______________________ (where Tabasco is made)
Earthquakes in Louisiana
• Louisiana experiences frequent ________________________.
• Most are so small and go unnoticed
• _________________ – earthquake in Missouri shook buildings in New Orleans
• 1964 – Alaskan earthquake caused ______________________ from the Gulf of Mexico.
Louisiana Boundaries/ Name: _________________ Period: ____________