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