Name ______
Chapter 2 Study Guide

True/False

  1. Parallel refers to longitude; meridian refers to latitude ______
  2. Water has shaped Louisiana’s physical landscape ______
  3. The highest temperatures are found in the northern are of our state ______
  4. Louisiana’s southern border is the Mississippi River ______
  5. The largest body of water that affects Louisiana is the Gulf of Mexico ______
  6. Hurricanes begin over flat open land ______
  7. Louisiana’s system to control floods has led to the elimination of the much of the state’s wetlands ______
  8. Another name for a mapmaker is______.
  9. The upper boundary between Louisiana and Mississippi is shaped by the ______.
  10. The largest reservoir in Louisiana is ______.
  11. If a river is deep enough to be traveled by boat it is said to be______.
  12. The word bayou comes from the Choctaw word meaning ______.
  13. The Terraces region is made up of the ______, ______and the ______.
  14. A ______is a wet treeless prairie.
  15. What are the 3 parts of the Mississippi floodplain?

______,______,______

  1. What two major hurricanes hit Louisiana in 2005? ______,______

Match the definition with the term it describes

  1. alluvial I. precipitation
  2. brackishJ. relief
  3. bayou K. subsidence
  4. climate L. swamp
  5. elevationM. tornado
  6. estuary N. weather
  7. hurricane O. wold
  8. marsh
  1. ___ A seasonally flooded forest
  2. ___ The place where a river meets a sea
  3. ___ Another name for a ridge
  4. ___ A wet, treeless prairie covered with water
  5. ___ A mixture of saltwater and freshwater
  6. ___ Soil deposited by a river
  7. ___ The difference between the highest and the lowest elevation in a given area
  8. ___ A storm the begins over tropical ocean waters
  9. ___ A funnel shaped windstorm
  10. ___ Measure current conditions of the atmosphere
  11. ___ Any form of water
  12. ___ The average weather of an area over a long period of time
  13. ___ Refers to the highest of a place above sea level

Chapter 2

  1. What are lines that measure a location’s distance north or south of the equator called?
  2. In which time zone is Louisiana located?
  1. Which waterway does NOT form one of Louisiana’s natural boundaries?
  2. What is the largest natural lake in Louisiana?
  3. Which of the following areas is NOT part of the Mississippi Floodplain?
  4. What type of climate is found in Louisiana?
  5. If you tell someone you live across the street from the library, what type of location are you describing?
  6. What type of location uses latitude and longitude?
  7. What river forms the lower boundary between Louisiana and Mississippi?
  8. What waterway got its name from the Choctaw word for “creek”?
  9. Which of Louisiana’s land regions is characterized by alluvial soil?
  10. Which area of Louisiana was nicknamed “Piney Woods” by early settlers?
  11. What word can be defined as the current conditions of the atmosphere?
  12. What is a benefit of the barrier islands?