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the study of places, their locations, and their physical and human characteristics
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study of how people have interacted with, changed and adapted to different place on Earth |
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| _______geography has shaped its_________geography |
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louisiana's geographica formation
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| area form baton rouge, to hand and bogausa |
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miss. river & pearl river to the east
gulf of mexico to the south
sabine river to the west |
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| pacific, mountain, eastern, central: |
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| 4 time zones in contiguous united states |
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| coastal marhes, floodplains, & uplands |
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| 3 natural LA land regions |
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largest river in the united states
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| more than 2000 miles long |
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| 2nd longest river in louisiana |
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| has salt content due to underground salt dome |
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| longest distributary of the miss. river |
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| 1/2 the nations migratory birds migrate here... |
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| 5th largest sea in the world |
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| on the east bank of miss river, upstream to N.O. |
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| on the west bankof miss. river, upstream form N.O. |
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| slows current, so salt and sediment settle, aming the water cleaner |
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| meanders are filled with sediment and lakes are formed |
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| created when land sinks along a fault and fills with water |
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| only found along the red river |
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dams acuse bayous to flood which results in the formation of these
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| when cheniers slow the flow of rivers into the gulf causing brackish to build up |
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| temp, wind and rain on a daily basis |
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| 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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| most powerful hurricanes to hit LA untill katrina and rita |
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| are created by thunderstorms and formed over land |
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| hurricanes are ranked from 1-5 |
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| strong in south louisiana |
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| settled by english speaking protestants |
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| spanish cultural influences |
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