1. Unit 2, Chapter 4 Study Guide

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. Question #4  What does the word wildlife mean?

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

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

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

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

13. Answer #6  They are all symbols of Louisiana.

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

15. 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.

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

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

18. Questions #9  What are natural resources?

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

20. Questions #10  What is conserve?

21. Answer #11  Conserve is to use carefully.

22. Question #12  What is abundance?

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

24. Question #13  What is erosion?

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

26. Question #14  What is scarcity?

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

28. Map Skills  Be able to read a Resource Map.