5th SS - ch 2 Geography from Mrs C Flashcards
(15 cards)
What is another name for the Mississippi River
The Great River
What are the features of Louisiana
1) Rivers: Mississippi River & Red river
2) Boarder States: Mississippi, Arkansas, Texas
3) location: 28-30° North latitude and 89-94° West longitude
4) Time Zone: Central standard time
What is the largest river in Louisiana and what is the second largest?
The Mississippi River is the largest river Louisiana and the Red river is the second largest
Where is the Louisiana located
28 to 30° North latitude and 89 to 94° West longitude
What time zone is Louisiana in
Central standard time
Name of the lakes in bayous of Louisiana
Toledo Bend (man-made lake) Lake Pontchartrain (largest lake) False River (A cut off lake/oxbow) Bayou fafourche (longest Main Street in the world)
Land features in La
Natural Levy
Swamps
Passes
Marsh
What is natural levee
Riverbanks built up from silt
What is a swamp
It is seasonally flooded forest with cypress trees
What are passes
Routes to the Mississippi River that travel to meet with the Gulf of Mexico
What is a Marsh
Treeless wetlands
What is Toledo Bend
It is a man-made lake
What is like Pontchartrain
Largest natural lake
Falls river
A cut off lake/oxbow
What is Bayou Lafourche
Longest main street in the world
