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Below are the questions for the exam with the choices of answers:
Question #1
A Alabama
B Florida
C Louisiana
D Texas
E Mississippi
Question #2
A Aiding in transporting supplies in the Civil War
B Being the first inland waterway in the world
C All these answer choices are correct
D Fostering the growth and prosperity of Texas
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 Almost all the major ports tend to be located directly on the Gulf of Mexico
D Most of the petrochemical industry is located in the Houston, Texas area
E The region’s ports tend to thrive because of their good access to the hinterlands via rail and rivers
Question #4
A Volleyball and soccer
B Yacht racing and football
C NASCAR and baseball
D Basketball and sport fishing
Question #5
A The debris would fill over 40 Empire State Buildings
B There was enough debris to fill the Superdome 13 times
C The cost to rebuild just the waste management system would be $1 billion
D There was 25 times more debris than that of the World Trade Center
E There was about a total of 2 million tons of debris
Question #6
A The Louisiana fishing industry accounts for nearly 45% of the total US catch by weight (excluding Alaska)
B Nearly 50% of the state’s population lives in the coastal parishes
C Louisiana ranks first in the production of crude oil and second in the production of natural gas
D Nearly 20% of all waterborne commerce in the United States goes through Louisiana ports
E Five of the top fifteen largest ports in the U.S. are located in Louisiana
Question #7
A 85%
B 25%
C 90%
D 50%
E 75%
Question #8
A Catholicism
B Protestantism
C Southern Baptists
D Lutheranism
Question #9
A English
B Spanish
C French
D African
Question #10
A Dry with miles of dunes.
B Rugged, rocky coastlines and thin soils.
C Flat, with many wetlands, swamps, lakes, and beaches.
D Forested with a rapid change to high elevations
Question #11
A The Gulf of Mexico
B Atlantic Ocean
C The Great Salt Lake
D The Gulf of Tonkin
E Lake Michigan
Question #12
A French-Americans
B Louisiana Creoles
C African-Americans
D Spanish Americans
Question #13
A Coastal Louisiana
B The Atlantic Coast (Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, GeorgiA.
C Coastal Florida and Mississippi
D Coastal Texas
Question #14
A Retirees from the Northeastern portion of North America
B Small business owners
C People looking for high-paying jobs
D Europeans
Question #15
A They were seeking to establish a French military foothold in the region.
B They were seeking to convert the native populations to Christianity.
C They were hoping to escape religious persecution.
D They were looking for trade goods for Port au Prince.
Question #16
A Mediterranean with cool moist winters and hot, dry summers
B Tropical savanna
C Humid subtropical
D Subtropical hot steppe
E Humid continental
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 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 Coastal Shore
B Buffalo Bayou
C The Kitty Hawk Marsh
D Harris Bayou Channel
E The Austin Channel
Question #20
A U.S. Public Lands Survey
B Long Lots
C Metes and Bounds
D Township and Range
Question #21
A Cotton, Peaches, and Tobacco
B Rice, Citrus, and Sugar
C Sugar, Tobacco, and Peaches
D Cotton, Tobacco, and Citrus
Question #22
A Waterspouts
B Sharks
C Lightning
D Flooding
Question #23
A Quick, efficient response by the Federal government led to few homes being damaged, and little loss of life.
B Government assistance has allowed almost all of the displaced residents to return to the city.
C Many residents lost their homes and have been unable to rebuild.
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 Surfing competitions
C Theme parks
D The cruise ship industry
Question #25
A New Orleans, Louisiana
B Miami, Florida
C Houston, Texas
D Orlando, Florida
Question #26
A The region is largely frost free so many frost intolerant crops can be grown.
B Farms are close to Gulf of Mexico ports
C The region has many coastal wetlands so plants such as rice can be grown.
D The region’s rich soils are perfect for growing many crops.
Question #27
A Open water
B Marshes and estuaries
C The inland cotton fields
D Shallow lakes where the oil had settled
E Urban areas near the coast
Question #28
A Homogeneous
B Cosmopolitan
C Conservative
D Provincial
Question #29
A Shrimp
B Citrus fruits
C Petrochemicals
D Cigars
Question #30
A Petroleum
B Salt
C Sulphur
D Xenon
E Phosphate
Question #31
A Sugarcane is non-frost tolerant
B We find sugarcane production in every state in the region
C Sugar takes a full year to mature
D Rice growing often involves irrigation
E The heaviest rice production seems to be in the Mississippi Alluvial Valley
Question #32
A Texas
B Mississippi
C Florida
D Louisiana
Question #33
A The warm climate and beaches
B Disney Land and Epcot
C The many marshes and humid weather
D Casinos in Louisiana and Mississippi
Question #34
A Automobile
B Paper
C Cigar
D Orange juice concentrate
Question #35
A Rita’s major damage was to the east of Katrina
B The change from land to water as a result of the two hurricanes was nearly 80 square miles
C Katrina’ s strongest winds stretched from New Orleans to southwestern Alabama
D The storm surges from both hurricanes was greater than 20 feet
E Most of the flooding in New Orleans was between 1- 8 feet in depth