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Below are the questions for the exam with the choices of answers:
Question #1
A Florida
B Louisiana
C Mississippi
D Texas
E Alabama
Question #2
A All these answer choices are correct
B Being the first inland waterway in the world
C For being the only man made port in the United States
D Aiding in transporting supplies in the Civil War
E Fostering the growth and prosperity of Texas
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 NASCAR and baseball
B Volleyball and soccer
C Yacht racing and football
D Basketball and sport fishing
Question #5
A The cost to rebuild just the waste management system would be $1 billion
B There was enough debris to fill the Superdome 13 times
C There was 25 times more debris than that of the World Trade Center
D There was about a total of 2 million tons of debris
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 Five of the top fifteen largest ports in the U.S. are located in Louisiana
C Nearly 50% of the state’s population lives in the coastal parishes
D Louisiana ranks first in the production of crude oil and second in the production of natural gas
E Nearly 20% of all waterborne commerce in the United States goes through Louisiana ports
Question #7
A 75%
B 85%
C 25%
D 90%
E 50%
Question #8
A Catholicism
B Southern Baptists
C Lutheranism
D Protestantism
Question #9
A Spanish
B African
C English
D French
Question #10
A Dry with miles of dunes.
B Forested with a rapid change to high elevations
C Flat, with many wetlands, swamps, lakes, and beaches.
D Rugged, rocky coastlines and thin soils.
Question #11
A Lake Michigan
B Atlantic Ocean
C The Great Salt Lake
D The Gulf of Mexico
E The Gulf of Tonkin
Question #12
A Louisiana Creoles
B African-Americans
C French-Americans
D Spanish Americans
Question #13
A Coastal Texas
B Coastal Florida and Mississippi
C Coastal Louisiana
D The Atlantic Coast (Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, GeorgiA.
Question #14
A Small business owners
B People looking for high-paying jobs
C Retirees from the Northeastern portion of North America
D Europeans
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 subtropical
C Humid continental
D Tropical savanna
E Subtropical hot steppe
Question #17
A Lack of immigrant labor and saltwater intrusions
B Periodic frosts and increased international competition
C Urbanization and periodic frosts
D Saltwater intrusion into orchard soils, and urbanization
Question #18
A The expansion of the Cuban/American tourism industry in the early 1900s
B In 1992, Hurricane Andrew devastated Cuba
C The need of Florida citrus farms in 1942 for cheap immigrant labor due to WWII
D The 1959 Cuban revolution, led by Fidel Castro
Question #19
A The Austin Channel
B Buffalo Bayou
C The Kitty Hawk Marsh
D Harris Bayou 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 Sugar, Tobacco, and Peaches
C Cotton, Peaches, and Tobacco
D Cotton, Tobacco, and Citrus
Question #22
A Waterspouts
B Flooding
C Sharks
D Lightning
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 Government assistance has allowed almost all of the displaced residents to return to the city.
D Many residents lost their homes and have been unable to rebuild.
Question #24
A Surfing competitions
B The cruise ship industry
C Theme parks
D Spring break tourism
Question #25
A New Orleans, Louisiana
B Orlando, Florida
C Miami, Florida
D Houston, Texas
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 Marshes and estuaries
B Urban areas near the coast
C The inland cotton fields
D Open water
E Shallow lakes where the oil had settled
Question #28
A Conservative
B Provincial
C Homogeneous
D Cosmopolitan
Question #29
A Shrimp
B Cigars
C Petrochemicals
D Citrus fruits
Question #30
A Phosphate
B Sulphur
C Xenon
D Petroleum
E Salt
Question #31
A The heaviest rice production seems to be in the Mississippi Alluvial Valley
B Sugar takes a full year to mature
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 Texas
B Mississippi
C Florida
D Louisiana
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 Orange juice concentrate
B Cigar
C Paper
D Automobile
Question #35
A The storm surges from both hurricanes was greater than 20 feet
B Most of the flooding in New Orleans was between 1- 8 feet in depth
C The change from land to water as a result of the two hurricanes was nearly 80 square miles
D Katrina’ s strongest winds stretched from New Orleans to southwestern Alabama
E Rita’s major damage was to the east of Katrina
