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23 Cards in this Set
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Levee
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a high bank or wall that is built along the sides of a river to keep it from overflowing
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Urban
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a community in the city
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Suburban
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a community located near a large city
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Rural
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a community in the countryside where towns are small and far apart
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Environment
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all the things that surround us and affect the growth of living things such as air, water, and land.
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Community
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a place where people live, work, and have fun together
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Adapt
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to change the way you do something
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_______________ is a city that has the largest population in Louisiana.
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New Orleans
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Two characteristics of an urban community are:
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1.They are in big cities 2. and big population
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Two characteristics of rural communities are:
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1. in the country side 2. Small population
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Two characteristics of a suburban community are:
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1. near a city 2. usually has a medium population
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Why do people sometimes change their environment?
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To meet their needs
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What are our state’s first defense against hurricanes and other strong storms?
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Our costal wetlands and barrier islands
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People have also built dams to prevent flooding. What is a dam?
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A wall built across a river to hold back water
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People have also adapted to Louisiana’s environment. Name two ways.
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1.by building boats and traveling by water 2. by catching and selling millions of crawfish
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Rose Fisher-Blassingame is who?
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Is a weaver and a teacher.
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How does Rose Fisher-Blassingame keep the Choctaw traditions alive
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through the art of basket weaving.
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Who is Henry Shreve
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He designed a strong steamboat and one of his boats became the first steamboat to travel up the Mississippi River.
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What was his biggest challenge?
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The “Great Raft”
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What was the “Great Raft”?
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a large area of fallen trees that blocked the red river in northern Louisiana.
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How did the clearing of the “Great Raft” by Henry Shreve affect the people?
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New boats made it easy to move on the red river and it made it easy for people to reach northern Louisiana.
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In whose honor was the city of Shreveport named?
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Henry Shreve
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Name two ways people changed the environment in Louisiana.
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1. People cleared land to build towns and cities 2. People built levees along rivers to prevent flooding.
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