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Below are the questions for the exam with the choices of answers:
Question #1
A Texas
B Florida
C Mississippi
D Louisiana
E Alabama
Question #2
A All these answer choices are correct
B For being the only man made port in the United States
C Aiding in transporting supplies in the Civil War
D Fostering the growth and prosperity of Texas
E Being the first inland waterway in the world
Question #3
A New Orleans is the most important port in the region
B The region’s ports tend to thrive because of their good access to the hinterlands via rail and rivers
C Texas and Louisiana are the top producers of these two products
D Almost all the major ports tend to be located directly on the Gulf of Mexico
E Most of the petrochemical industry is located in the Houston, Texas area
Question #4
A Volleyball and soccer
B NASCAR and baseball
C Basketball and sport fishing
D Yacht racing and football
Question #5
A There was 25 times more debris than that of the World Trade Center
B There was about a total of 2 million tons of debris
C There was enough debris to fill the Superdome 13 times
D The cost to rebuild just the waste management system would be $1 billion
E The debris would fill over 40 Empire State Buildings
Question #6
A The Louisiana fishing industry accounts for nearly 45% of the total US catch by weight (excluding Alaska)
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 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 85%
B 50%
C 25%
D 75%
E 90%
Question #8
A Protestantism
B Catholicism
C Lutheranism
D Southern Baptists
Question #9
A African
B French
C Spanish
D English
Question #10
A Dry with miles of dunes.
B Flat, with many wetlands, swamps, lakes, and beaches.
C Rugged, rocky coastlines and thin soils.
D Forested with a rapid change to high elevations
Question #11
A The Gulf of Tonkin
B Atlantic Ocean
C The Gulf of Mexico
D The Great Salt Lake
E Lake Michigan
Question #12
A Spanish Americans
B French-Americans
C Louisiana Creoles
D African-Americans
Question #13
A The Atlantic Coast (Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, GeorgiA.
B Coastal Louisiana
C Coastal Texas
D Coastal Florida and Mississippi
Question #14
A Europeans
B Retirees from the Northeastern portion of North America
C Small business owners
D People looking for high-paying jobs
Question #15
A They were seeking to convert the native populations to Christianity.
B They were looking for trade goods for Port au Prince.
C They were hoping to escape religious persecution.
D They were seeking to establish a French military foothold in the region.
Question #16
A Mediterranean with cool moist winters and hot, dry summers
B Tropical savanna
C Humid continental
D Humid subtropical
E Subtropical hot steppe
Question #17
A Periodic frosts and increased international competition
B Saltwater intrusion into orchard soils, and urbanization
C Lack of immigrant labor and saltwater intrusions
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 Buffalo Bayou
B The Kitty Hawk Marsh
C Harris Bayou Channel
D The Austin Channel
E The Coastal Shore
Question #20
A Township and Range
B Long Lots
C U.S. Public Lands Survey
D Metes and Bounds
Question #21
A Rice, Citrus, and Sugar
B Cotton, Peaches, and Tobacco
C Cotton, Tobacco, and Citrus
D Sugar, Tobacco, and Peaches
Question #22
A Sharks
B Lightning
C Flooding
D Waterspouts
Question #23
A Many residents lost their homes and have been unable to rebuild.
B Quick, efficient response by the Federal government led to few homes being damaged, and little loss of life.
C Government assistance has allowed almost all of the displaced residents to return to the city.
D Rebuilding efforts by state and local government have led to an improvement of conditions for low-income residents.
Question #24
A Spring break tourism
B Theme parks
C The cruise ship industry
D Surfing competitions
Question #25
A New Orleans, Louisiana
B Orlando, Florida
C Houston, Texas
D Miami, Florida
Question #26
A The region’s rich soils are perfect for growing many crops.
B Farms are close to Gulf of Mexico ports
C The region is largely frost free so many frost intolerant crops can be grown.
D The region has many coastal wetlands so plants such as rice can be grown.
Question #27
A Shallow lakes where the oil had settled
B Open water
C The inland cotton fields
D Urban areas near the coast
E Marshes and estuaries
Question #28
A Conservative
B Homogeneous
C Provincial
D Cosmopolitan
Question #29
A Shrimp
B Petrochemicals
C Citrus fruits
D Cigars
Question #30
A Petroleum
B Sulphur
C Xenon
D Salt
E Phosphate
Question #31
A Sugar takes a full year to mature
B Sugarcane is non-frost tolerant
C The heaviest rice production seems to be in the Mississippi Alluvial Valley
D We find sugarcane production in every state in the region
E Rice growing often involves irrigation
Question #32
A Louisiana
B Florida
C Mississippi
D Texas
Question #33
A Disney Land and Epcot
B The many marshes and humid weather
C The warm climate and beaches
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 Most of the flooding in New Orleans was between 1- 8 feet in depth
E The change from land to water as a result of the two hurricanes was nearly 80 square miles
