1. Chapter 2: Key terms and places pg. 34 textbook
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Louisiana’s Geography

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3. Louisiana’s Location (IN 25)
Geographers answer where someone/something is in 2 ways: Absolute or relative location Absolute location – a specific spot on earth (address or longitude and latitude coordinates) Relative location – where a place is, in relation to another (Subway is across Riverdale Dr. from RMS)

4. Louisiana in the United States (IN 25)
Louisiana lies between 20°55’ and 33° North latitude and between 89° and 94° West longitude
Louisiana is nearly in the direct center of the United States with 24 states to its east, and 25 states to its west.
Louisiana ranks 31st in size, total area of 49,651 square miles.
12 Louisiana's could fit in Alaska
48 Rhode Islands could fit in Louisiana

5. Boundaries (IN 26)
Latitude and longitude can also mark boundaries
Between LA and MS 31st Parallel North (31° N Latitude)
Between AR (Arkansas) and LA 33rd Parallel North
Between LA and TX 94th Meridian West (94° West Longitude)

6. Waterways form boundaries:
Mississippi River – upper boundary between LA and MS
Pearl River – Lower boundary between LA and MS
Gulf of Mexico – LA’s Southern Boundary
Sabine River (and Toledo Bend)- LA and TX boundary

7. Louisiana’s Waterways (IN 27)
Water is dominant feature of LA and has shaped the physical landscape
LA has almost 5,000 miles of Navigable (water is safe enough for safe travel by boat) rivers, bayous, creeks, and canals
The Gulf Intracoastal Waterway extends more than 1,100 miles from Florida’s Panhandle to Brownsville, TX
Part of this Passage runs parallel to the LA gulf coast

8. Rivers (IN 27)
Many names for the Mississippi River shows its importance in the history of North America
Algonquin: “Messipi” meaning Great river
Spanish: “Rio del Espiritu Santo” meaning River of the Holy Spirit
Mark Twain: “The basin of the Mississippi is the body of the Nation”
Another writer: “Nile of America”

9. Mississippi River
Covers more than 1,245,000 square miles
Drains more than 31 states
Funnels 375 billion gallons of water through LA each day
Brings 256 million tons of sediment down the river each year

10. (IN 28) Red River Second Largest river drainage area
Begins as a creek in eastern New Mexico
Ends in Avoyelles Parish where commercial fishing boats harvest catfish from their hoop newts
Ouachita River
Begins as a stream in the Arkansas mountains
Little river and Tensas River join to form the Black River in Catahoula Parish
Black River
Flows into the red river which connects with the Atchafalaya

11. Atchafalaya-
Based off Choctaw words hache meaning river and falia meaning long
1830s river was cleared of logs which increased water flow
Today it still gets the water of the Red River plus 30% of the Water volume of the Mississippi River
Pearl River
Begins in east-central Mississippi and flows to Lake Borgne (BORN)
Forms part of the boundary between Louisiana and Mississippi
Divides into East and West Pearl River
Area between the 2 branches is a prized natural habitat, Honey Island Swamp

12. (IN 29) Calcasieu River Begins in the hills of Vernon Parish
1926 a deep water channel was dig to connect Lake Charles to the Gulf of Mexico
The Gulf Intracoastal Waterway canal connects the Calcasieu with the Sabine River to the west
Lake Charles is the 3rd largest port in Louisiana
Sabine River
Part of the geography and history of LA and TX
Rises in the uplands of east texas, then turns south to form the Boundary between the 2 states
1967 LA and TX engineered Toledo Bend
Largest reservoir in LA and 5th in US
Covers 186,000 acres
Provides electricity, a water supply and great fishing and boating

13. Lakes (IN 30) Man Made Lakes :
Toledo Bend: Largest man made in the South
Lake D’ Arbonne in Union Parish
Lake Claiborne in Claiborne Parish
Sibley Lake in Natchitoches Parish
Lake Chicot in Evangeline Parish
Natural Lakes
Lake Pontchartrain:
Largest in Louisiana, crossed on 24 mile long Causeway Bridge; feet deep; Brackish water (mix of salt and fresh)
Lake Maurepas – lagoonal lake west of Lake Pontchartrain

14. Lakes created by LA rivers:
Cutoff Lakes
Formed as rivers seek shorter, straighter courses through flat terrain
Bends in river become lakes when river takes a straighter route
False River in Pointe Coupee
Lake Bruin in Tensas Parish
Larto Lake in Catahoula Parish
Cane River Lake in Natchitoches Parish

15. IN 31 Red river created another kind of Lake – Raft Lakes
Huge logjams or rafts blocked the flow of the river
Acted as a dam blocking the flow of the river
Swamps near the river filled with water forming lakes
Cado Lake in Caddo Parish
Lake Bistieau in Bossier and Webster Parishes
Marsh – forms where high ridges called chenieres (sha NEER) slow the river’s progress to the Gulf of Mexico
Freshwater because chenier ridge blocks saltwater from entering the lakes
White Lake in Vermillion Parish
Grand Lake in Cameron Parish
Calcasieu Lake in Calcasieu Parish
IN 31

16. Bayous (IN 32)
Waterway name most connected with Louisiana whose slogan is “The Bayou State” Hard to define since so many kids of streams are called Bayous Bayou comes from Choctaw language and means creek Early French called bayous “sleeping water” Some are miles long and deep enough for boats while others are shallow enough to walk across

17. Hundreds of Bayous across Louisiana Landscape with interesting names hinting at stories or legends
Bayou Lafourche (lah FOOSH) “longest main street in the world”
Center of life for people whose houses line this water road
Bayou Teche
Offered navigation route for steamboats traveling to st. Martinville.

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Assessment
On half Sheet of loose leaf TO BE TURNED IN:
Was your initial prediction at the beginning of the lesson (Question of the Day) correct?
Did we answer the question of the Day?
What is our big take away(s) from this lesson?
Check for Understanding (IN 33)
In complete sentences answer the questions on pages 39 (#1-4) and 47 # (1-5)
Start after assessment and Finish for homework

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