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