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Below are the questions for the exam with the choices of answers:
Question #1
A Alabama
B Mississippi
C Louisiana
D Florida
E Texas
Question #2
A Aiding in transporting supplies in the Civil War
B Fostering the growth and prosperity of Texas
C Being the first inland waterway in the world
D For being the only man made port in the United States
E All these answer choices are correct
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 The region’s ports tend to thrive because of their good access to the hinterlands via rail and rivers
E Almost all the major ports tend to be located directly on the Gulf of Mexico
Question #4
A Basketball and sport fishing
B NASCAR and baseball
C Volleyball and soccer
D Yacht racing and football
Question #5
A There was about a total of 2 million tons of debris
B The debris would fill over 40 Empire State Buildings
C There was 25 times more debris than that of the World Trade Center
D The cost to rebuild just the waste management system would be $1 billion
E There was enough debris to fill the Superdome 13 times
Question #6
A Nearly 20% of all waterborne commerce in the United States goes through Louisiana ports
B The Louisiana fishing industry accounts for nearly 45% of the total US catch by weight (excluding Alaska)
C Louisiana ranks first in the production of crude oil and second in the production of natural gas
D Five of the top fifteen largest ports in the U.S. are located in Louisiana
E Nearly 50% of the state’s population lives in the coastal parishes
Question #7
A 90%
B 75%
C 50%
D 25%
E 85%
Question #8
A Protestantism
B Lutheranism
C Southern Baptists
D Catholicism
Question #9
A French
B African
C English
D Spanish
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 Gulf of Tonkin
B Lake Michigan
C The Great Salt Lake
D The Gulf of Mexico
E Atlantic Ocean
Question #12
A Spanish Americans
B Louisiana Creoles
C French-Americans
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 Europeans
B Small business owners
C Retirees from the Northeastern portion of North America
D People looking for high-paying jobs
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 continental
C Subtropical hot steppe
D Tropical savanna
E Humid subtropical
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 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 The Austin Channel
B The Coastal Shore
C Buffalo Bayou
D The Kitty Hawk Marsh
E Harris Bayou Channel
Question #20
A Long Lots
B U.S. Public Lands Survey
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 Lightning
B Flooding
C Waterspouts
D Sharks
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 Theme parks
B Surfing competitions
C The cruise ship industry
D Spring break tourism
Question #25
A Houston, Texas
B Orlando, Florida
C New Orleans, Louisiana
D Miami, 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 Urban areas near the coast
B Open water
C Shallow lakes where the oil had settled
D The inland cotton fields
E Marshes and estuaries
Question #28
A Cosmopolitan
B Provincial
C Conservative
D Homogeneous
Question #29
A Cigars
B Shrimp
C Petrochemicals
D Citrus fruits
Question #30
A Petroleum
B Xenon
C Salt
D Sulphur
E Phosphate
Question #31
A Rice growing often involves irrigation
B The heaviest rice production seems to be in the Mississippi Alluvial Valley
C Sugarcane is non-frost tolerant
D We find sugarcane production in every state in the region
E Sugar takes a full year to mature
Question #32
A Mississippi
B Louisiana
C Florida
D Texas
Question #33
A Casinos in Louisiana and Mississippi
B Disney Land and Epcot
C The warm climate and beaches
D The many marshes and humid weather
Question #34
A Cigar
B Automobile
C Paper
D Orange juice concentrate
Question #35
A The change from land to water as a result of the two hurricanes was nearly 80 square miles
B Katrina’ s strongest winds stretched from New Orleans to southwestern Alabama
C Rita’s major damage was to the east of Katrina
D Most of the flooding in New Orleans was between 1- 8 feet in depth
E The storm surges from both hurricanes was greater than 20 feet
