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