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| helps you decode the symbols used on a map also called a key |
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| shows the directions on a map (n,s,e,w) |
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| north, south, east and west |
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| tells you where to find a specific place on a map can help you locate a town or street |
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| helps you measure the distance between two places |
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| a map that shows boundaries, states, and countries that are man-made |
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| a map that shows natural feature, i.e water, landforms, etc |
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| the 7 large land areas that are the continents |
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| stated using a system known as latitude and longitude |
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| parallels measure locations distance nonparallels measure locations distance north or south of the famous line of latitude is the equator and it is 0 degrees north or south of the famous line of latitude is the equator it is 0 degrees, runs around the center of the earth and divides it in half |
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| meridians measure a locations distance east or west of the prime meridian and run from north to south |
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| the exact spot on the earths surface where a place is found |
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| the study of how the earth was formed |
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| the worlds landmass when it was one giant continent 250 million years ago |
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| suspended particles of dirt and sand carried by rivers |
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| relativity low flat region built up by river sediment |
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| the edge of landmass where the gulfs floor drops off into very deep water |
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| ancient seas dried up, leaving a layer of salt and other minerals exposed on the ocean floor |
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| closely associated with salt domes used to make acids fertilizers rubber paper and other products one of Louisianans important materials |
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| production has been the most important part of our economy for many years |
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| created when organic material is compressed by layers of sediment |
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| weak area where tectonic forces cause the land to break off and slide downward |
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| ground movement along faults |
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| the study of places, their locations, and their physical and human characteristics |
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| the study of landforms, oceans, weather, and climate |
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| the study of how people have interacted with changed and adapted to different places on earth |
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| the difference in elevation between the highest and lowest points of area |
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| vegetation if grasses and other plants, trees are uncommon; Louisiana gulf coast is mostly coastal marshes |
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| low, flat, valleys through which rivers flow; swamps; sloughs, bayous and lakes; leafy, deciduous trees; rich, fertile land which is good for agriculture |
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| level land along Mississippi river subject to flooding fertile soil valuable agricultural crops |
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| highest elevation in the state; formed by magma pressure and tectonic forces which pushed the land upward erosion washed away soft material leaving rocky hills piney hills and coniferous evergreen trees |
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| main artery of Louisiana; largest river in the united states; fourth largest river in the world |
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| second longest river in louisiana; high salt content because it flows over an underground salt dome; only major river in Louisiana that has white water rapids |
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| atchafalya river and basin |
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| longest distrbutary of the Mississippi river half of the nations migratory birds migrate here |
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| begins in the mountains of Arkansas and runs through northeast Louisiana; regulated by a series of locks that allow commercial barge traffic to travel to Arkansas |
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| forms the border between texas and Louisiana |
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| forms the border between Mississippi and the toe of the Louisiana boot |
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| joins the atchafalya near the gulf of Mexico the acadians settled along its banks |
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| exits the mississippi river at donaldsonville; many french spanish, africans, and native Americans have settled along its banks; highway 1, which |
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| gulf intracoastal waterway |
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| 3000 miles, allows ships to travel from Texas to Florida without sailing into the gulf |
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| fifth largest sea in the world; covers almost 600,000 square miles; warm waters affect Louisianans climate and economy |
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| structures built to protect the land outside from flooding, prevents sediment from depositing along the coast, contributes to coastal erosion |
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| on the east bank of the Mississippi, upstream, from new Orleans |
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| on the west bank of the mississippi upstream from baton rouge, protects the levee system by diverting water out of the Mississippi into the atchafalya |
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| created when land sinks along a fault and fills with water |
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| is temperature, wind and rain on a daily basis |
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| is the long term weather pattern in a region |
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| humid subtropical climate |
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| hot summers, mild winters, and abundant precipitation |
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| most dangerous part of a hurricane |
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