1. This is a person who travels and looks for new lands.

2. explorer

3. This is the study of Earth and the ways people use it.

4. geography

5. This means one half of Earth.

6. hemisphere

7. Louisiana is shaped like a….

8. boot

9. Louisiana is a ___ in the United States.

10. state

11. LaSalle named Louisiana after…

12. Louis XIV

13. Which country controlled Louisiana for more than 100 years?

14. France

15. North America is in the ____ hemisphere.

16. Western

17. Which city is located in the “toe” of Louisiana?

18. New Orleans

19. Which states border Louisiana?

20. Texas Arkansas Mississippi

21. The “toe” of Louisiana sticks out into this body of water.

22. Gulf of Mexico

23. United States is located on which continent?

24. North America

25. This river is an important river in Louisiana.

26. Mississippi

27. What country do we live in?

28. United States

29. People use the Mississippi River for what two things?

30. Shipping goods and seeing parts of our state

31. This is the parish we live in.

32. St. Landry

33. This is the city we live in.

34. Leonville

35. Describe the location of Louisiana in the world.

36. Louisiana is located in the United states, on the continent of North America, and is in the Western Hemisphere.