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natural land regions and link to industry
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1. Mississippi Floodplain-1. agriculture, crawfishing, swamp tours
2. Terraces-none 3. Hills- mining, lumber 4. Red River Valley- none 5. Marshes- commercial fishing, oil, natural gas, and tourism |
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Coastal Erosion
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1/2 acre is lost every 15 min
Cause: Natural- hurricanes (waves and salt water intrusion= kills fresh water plants that hold dirt); subsidence- the sinking or settling of land as it compacts= loose dirt erodes faster manmade- levees prevent the land from building backup; oil companies dug canals which allow salt water intrusion severance tax- money paid by industries to La every time they remove a natural resource. Oil companies pay 12.5% severance tax= billions of dollars that go toward fixing our coastline. restoration techniques- barrier island restoration; sediment trapping;river diversion; shoreline protection; CWPPRA- $40 million a year |
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Climate Zones and Time Zones
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Relationship between environment and industry
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all industries use natural (environmentally made) resources
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Natural Resources (renewable and nonrenewable)
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Natural resource- a gift of "nature" which may include air, water, and soil, which may be a need in an economic way
renewable-replenishes itself over time as quickly as we use it (plants, animals, water) nonrenewable- not replenished after it is extracted from nature (during our lifetime) (oil, natural gas, lignite, salt, sulfur) |
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Economic questions and types of economies
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questions- what to produce? how to produce? How much to produce? For whom to produce?
Types f economies Traditional- follow the custom and answer the questions the way it was done before command- government answers all questions market- individuals answer the questions based on supply and demand |
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Poverty(definition, cycle, education as a way out)
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*main reason is Louisiana's history of slavery
poverty- to be poor; enough money to get by cycle- family is below poverty line, has to drop out of school to support family, cant get a good job because of lack of education *have to get a good education to get a good job |
