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