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Below are the questions for the exam with the choices of answers:
Question #1
A Florida
B Louisiana
C Alabama
D Texas
E Mississippi
Question #2
A Fostering the growth and prosperity of Texas
B For being the only man made port in the United States
C All these answer choices are correct
D Aiding in transporting supplies in the Civil War
E Being the first inland waterway in the world
Question #3
A The region’s ports tend to thrive because of their good access to the hinterlands via rail and rivers
B Most of the petrochemical industry is located in the Houston, Texas area
C New Orleans is the most important port in the region
D Almost all the major ports tend to be located directly on the Gulf of Mexico
E Texas and Louisiana are the top producers of these two products
Question #4
A Volleyball and soccer
B Yacht racing and football
C Basketball and sport fishing
D NASCAR and baseball
Question #5
A The debris would fill over 40 Empire State Buildings
B There was about a total of 2 million tons of debris
C There was enough debris to fill the Superdome 13 times
D The cost to rebuild just the waste management system would be $1 billion
E There was 25 times more debris than that of the World Trade Center
Question #6
A The Louisiana fishing industry accounts for nearly 45% of the total US catch by weight (excluding Alaska)
B Nearly 20% of all waterborne commerce in the United States goes through Louisiana ports
C Nearly 50% of the state’s population lives in the coastal parishes
D Five of the top fifteen largest ports in the U.S. are located in Louisiana
E Louisiana ranks first in the production of crude oil and second in the production of natural gas
Question #7
A 25%
B 50%
C 75%
D 90%
E 85%
Question #8
A Southern Baptists
B Lutheranism
C Catholicism
D Protestantism
Question #9
A Spanish
B African
C French
D English
Question #10
A Rugged, rocky coastlines and thin soils.
B Flat, with many wetlands, swamps, lakes, and beaches.
C Forested with a rapid change to high elevations
D Dry with miles of dunes.
Question #11
A The Great Salt Lake
B The Gulf of Tonkin
C The Gulf of Mexico
D Lake Michigan
E Atlantic Ocean
Question #12
A Spanish Americans
B Louisiana Creoles
C African-Americans
D French-Americans
Question #13
A Coastal Texas
B Coastal Florida and Mississippi
C Coastal Louisiana
D The Atlantic Coast (Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, GeorgiA.
Question #14
A People looking for high-paying jobs
B Europeans
C Retirees from the Northeastern portion of North America
D Small business owners
Question #15
A They were hoping to escape religious persecution.
B They were seeking to establish a French military foothold in the region.
C They were looking for trade goods for Port au Prince.
D They were seeking to convert the native populations to Christianity.
Question #16
A Tropical savanna
B Humid subtropical
C Humid continental
D Mediterranean with cool moist winters and hot, dry summers
E Subtropical hot steppe
Question #17
A Periodic frosts and increased international competition
B Lack of immigrant labor and saltwater intrusions
C Saltwater intrusion into orchard soils, and urbanization
D Urbanization and periodic frosts
Question #18
A The expansion of the Cuban/American tourism industry in the early 1900s
B The need of Florida citrus farms in 1942 for cheap immigrant labor due to WWII
C In 1992, Hurricane Andrew devastated Cuba
D The 1959 Cuban revolution, led by Fidel Castro
Question #19
A The Coastal Shore
B The Kitty Hawk Marsh
C Harris Bayou Channel
D Buffalo Bayou
E The Austin Channel
Question #20
A U.S. Public Lands Survey
B Long Lots
C Township and Range
D Metes and Bounds
Question #21
A Rice, Citrus, and Sugar
B Cotton, Peaches, and Tobacco
C Sugar, Tobacco, and Peaches
D Cotton, Tobacco, and Citrus
Question #22
A Waterspouts
B Lightning
C Flooding
D Sharks
Question #23
A Quick, efficient response by the Federal government led to few homes being damaged, and little loss of life.
B Many residents lost their homes and have been unable to rebuild.
C Government assistance has allowed almost all of the displaced residents to return to the city.
D Rebuilding efforts by state and local government have led to an improvement of conditions for low-income residents.
Question #24
A The cruise ship industry
B Theme parks
C Surfing competitions
D Spring break tourism
Question #25
A Houston, Texas
B Miami, Florida
C New Orleans, Louisiana
D Orlando, Florida
Question #26
A The region has many coastal wetlands so plants such as rice can be grown.
B Farms are close to Gulf of Mexico ports
C The region is largely frost free so many frost intolerant crops can be grown.
D The region’s rich soils are perfect for growing many crops.
Question #27
A The inland cotton fields
B Shallow lakes where the oil had settled
C Urban areas near the coast
D Marshes and estuaries
E Open water
Question #28
A Conservative
B Cosmopolitan
C Homogeneous
D Provincial
Question #29
A Petrochemicals
B Cigars
C Citrus fruits
D Shrimp
Question #30
A Xenon
B Petroleum
C Sulphur
D Phosphate
E Salt
Question #31
A We find sugarcane production in every state in the region
B Sugar takes a full year to mature
C Rice growing often involves irrigation
D The heaviest rice production seems to be in the Mississippi Alluvial Valley
E Sugarcane is non-frost tolerant
Question #32
A Louisiana
B Mississippi
C Florida
D Texas
Question #33
A Disney Land and Epcot
B Casinos in Louisiana and Mississippi
C The warm climate and beaches
D The many marshes and humid weather
Question #34
A Cigar
B Paper
C Orange juice concentrate
D Automobile
Question #35
A Rita’s major damage was to the east of Katrina
B The change from land to water as a result of the two hurricanes was nearly 80 square miles
C The storm surges from both hurricanes was greater than 20 feet
D Most of the flooding in New Orleans was between 1- 8 feet in depth
E Katrina’ s strongest winds stretched from New Orleans to southwestern Alabama
