Louisiana is located in the southern United States, east of Texas and west of Mississippi. It has a subtropical climate and is known for landmarks like the French Quarter and Superdome Stadium. The state depends on the Mississippi River for transportation and shipping, as well as industries like fishing, sugar production, and oil drilling.
2. Location
Relative: East of Texas and West of
Mississippi, South of Arkansas, North of
the Gulf of Mexico.
Absolute: Baton Rouge, LA 30* N, 91* W
3. Regions
Louisiana is located in the Southern region
of the United States. It is also in the Gulf
Coast region and in the Central Time
Zone.
4. Place - Landmarks
One famous building in Louisiana is the
French Quarter. Another is the
Superdome Stadium.
5. Place - Landform
The Mississippi River is a famous landform
that goes through Louisiana, and is used
for shipping goods. Another famous type
of landform in Louisiana is a bayou that
are spread throughout Louisiana.
6. Place: Climate
Since it is near the Equator, Louisiana has
very subtropical temperature. The
average July temperature is 82°F.
The average January temperature is 52°F.
7. Transportation
The people of Louisiana use the Mississippi
River for transporting goods. The
Lakefront airport was built in 1934 and
today is used by: commercial
flights, private flights, and military
flights.
8. Place: Tradition
A famous tradition in Louisiana comes all
the way from France called Mardi Gras
which literally means Fat Tuesday, New
Orleans is famous for their Mardi Gras
celebrations.
9. Exports
Some Louisiana exports are: natural
gas, petroleum, sulfur,salt,oil,plastic, tra
nsportation equipment, lignite or "brown
coal", crawfish, catfish, shrimp, oysters,
and menhaden.
10. Agriculture
One thing Louisiana is famous for growing is
the ever popular sugarcane which is used
for making sugar. Some more things that
Louisiana grows are: cotton, rice, and
soybeans.
11. Adapt
Hurricanes hit Louisiana a lot, so the
people of Louisiana have adapted by
making leeves and systems that watch
hurricanes.
12. Modify
Louisiana has a lot of storms, so the people
made miniature dams referred to as
levees. The levees were built to help
reduce flooding.
13. Depend
The people of Louisiana depend on the
Mississippi river for water and shipping
goods,
They depend on sugar plants for sugar,
They depend on oil for power,
and the Gulf of Mexico for fish and shrimp.
