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| What are Louisiana's four natural boundries? |
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| Sabine River, Mississippi River, Pearl River, and The Gulf of Mexico |
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| The earth is divided into ____ time zones. |
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| The United States is divided into ____ time zones. |
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| In most places, the sun is overhead at ____ . |
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| As you travel east, time ____ by one hour in each time zone. |
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| The contiguous 48 states are divided into ____ time zones. |
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| What are the time zones from east to west? |
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| eastern, central, mountain, pacific |
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| What time zone is Louisiana in? |
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| What are New Orleans' cemeteries? Why? |
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| City of the dead; 90% are above ground |
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| Why did most people believe that above ground burials were necessary? What is the main reason that above ground burials are used? |
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| water causes coffins to float; the Spanish used to own and they used above ground coffins |
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| Driskill Mountain has the highest elevation in Louisiana. How high is it? |
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| What is the largest river in the United States? |
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| How does the Mississippi rank in size compared with the world's rivers? |
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| Where does the Mississippi River begin? Where does it flow? Where does it end? |
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| What are two ways the Red River is unique? |
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1.has white water rapides
2.salt content |
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| What allows ships to go from Texas to Florida? |
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| How long is the International Coastal Waterway? |
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| What does the International Coastal Waterway provide ships? |
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| safe passage along the gulf |
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| What is the fifth largest sea in the world? |
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| How many miles does the Gulf of Mexico cover? |
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| What is the depth of the Gulf of Mexico? |
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| What are the five different kinds of lakes in Louisiana? Give an example of each. |
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oxbow- false river
depression- catahoula
raft- black river
coastal- white lake
reservoir- caney lake |
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| What type of climate does Louisiana have? |
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| Where do hurricanes usually form? |
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| When is hurricane season? |
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| When does Louisiana get most of its hurricanes? |
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| What is the Safir-Simpson Hurricane Scale? |
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| What is a category 1 storm? |
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| What is a category 5 storm? |
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| In what direction do hurrican winds circulate? |
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| What is the eye of a storm? |
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| What is the width of some storms? |
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| What is the most dangerous part of a hurricane? |
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| How high can a storm suge be when it goes onshore? |
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| How are hurricanes named? |
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| How were hurricanes named prior to 1979? |
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| When are names of hurricanes retired? |
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| if there really dangerous |
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| When are tornadoes most likely to occur? |
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| What is the Fujita Scale? |
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| measures intinsity of tornados |
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| What area of Louisana gets the most tornadoes? What region is it a part of? |
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| northwest Louisiana tornado alley |
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| Why is New Orleans so vulnerable to hurricanes? |
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| What happened on August 29, 2005? |
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| What are Louisiana's three artificial boundries? |
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1. 33 degrees N latitude, border or Louisiana / Arkansas
2. 31 degress N latitude, the Louisiana / Florida Parishes
3. 94 degrees W longitutde, separating Texas and Louisiana |
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| What are the time zones from east to west? |
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| eastern, central, mountain, pacific |
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