Unit 2, Chapter 4 Study Guide

Question #1  What are oil and natural gas important natural resources in Louisiana?

Answer #1 They can be burned to produce heat, light, and energy.

Question #2  How does the geography of Avery Island help the economy of Louisiana?

Answer #2  Avery Island salt and peppers are used to make Tabasco sauce.

Question #3  What is one difference between oil and salt in Louisiana?

Answer # 3  Oil is scarce, while salt is abundant.

Question #4  What does the word wildlife mean?

Answer #4  Wildlife means the animals and plants that live in the wild.

Question #5  Why is wood an example of a scarce resource?

Answer #5  There is not enough wood to make everything that people want.

Question #6  What do the brown pelican, alligator, and Louisiana black bear have in common?

Answer #6  They are all symbols of Louisiana.

Question #7  The process of erosion is Louisiana is best described as …..

Answer #7  The process of erosion in Louisiana is best described as the way the slow wearing away of land by water, wind, and other natural forces.

Question #8  What is one way that people in Louisiana are trying to protect wildlife?

Answer #8  One way that people protect wildlife is by creating parks, wildlife refuges, and zoos.

Questions #9  What are natural resources?

Answer #9  Natural resources are materials found in nature that people can use.

Questions #10  What is conserve?

Answer #11  Conserve is to use carefully.

Question #12  What is abundance?

Answer #12  Abundance is a large supply of something.

Question #13  What is erosion?

Answer #13  Erosion is the slow wearing away of land by water, wind, and other natural forces.

Question #14  What is scarcity?

Question #14  Scarcity is when there is not enough of something to meet all of people’s wants and needs.

Map Skills  Be able to read a Resource Map.