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LA Studies Unit One
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Louisiana WaterwaysUNIT ONE
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Louisiana Waterways
Louisiana has nearly 5000 miles of navigable waters to include rivers, bayous, creeks and canals.
Navigable -- water deep enough for safe travel by boat
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Rivers
The State’s Most Important River
Messipi, Rio del Espiritu Santo, River Louis
Drainage basin covers more than 1,245,000 sq. miles
Empties into the Gulf of Mexico
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The Mississippi River
The Mississippi River basin carries 375 billion gallons of water through LA each day.
Also brings 256 million tons of sediment down the river each year
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The Red River
The Second largest river drainage system in the state
Formed from several smaller waterways
Ends in Avoyelles parish, flows into Atchafalaya and Mississippi Rivers
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Other Rivers
The Pearl RiverThe Calcasieu RiverThe Sabine River
The Little RiverThe Tensas RiverThe Ouachita RiverThe Black River
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The Atchafalaya River
Native American Choctaw words meaning “long river”
Long history of people trying to change and control its course
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Check on Learningturn to page 40
Which river flows directly into Lake Pontchartrain?
a. Tickfaw River
b. Amite River
c. Tangipahoa River
d. Mississippi River
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Lakes
Man-Made Lakes: Toledo Bend Reservior Lake D’Arbonne in Union Parish Lake Claiborne in Claiborne Parish Sibley Lake in Natchitoches Parish Lake Chicot in Evangeline Parish
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Lakes
Natural Lakes Lake Pontchartrain 625 sq. miles but quite shallow Called a Tidal Lagoon, waters are Brackish Connects to the Gulf of Mexico
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Lake Maurepas
Located west of Lake Pontchartrain The two are connected by Pass Manchac Tidal Lagoon Brackish
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Northwest Louisiana
Caddo Lake Cross Lake Lake Bistineau
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Other Lakes
Bayou D’Arbonne Lake Catahoula Lake Cocodrie Lake Calcasieu Lake Grand Lake
White Lake Lake Verret Lake Salvador Lake Borgne
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Cutoff Lakes
Form when rivers seek shorter, straighter courses through flat terrain
The former bends or curves in the river become lakes when the river moves to a straighter route
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Cutoff Lakes
When the Red River shifted its course away from the town of Natchitoches, it left behind a thirty-nine mile long cutoff lake. This scenic attraction is called the Cane River Lake. It can be confusing to call it both a river and a lake, but in its history it has been both.
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Cutoff Lakes
False River in Pointe Coupee Parish Lake Bruin in Tensas Parish Larto Lake in Catahoula Parish
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Terms to know
Bayou: a waterway that ranges in size from short and shallow, to long and navigable.
The word bayou comes from the Choctaw native language and means “creek”.
The French settlers called bayous “the sleeping water” in reference to bayous that are slow moving.
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Terms to know
Sediment: material that settles to the bottom of a liquid (lake/river).
When the Mississippi flooded the land each year as part of its natural cycle, the sediment helped to create the rich agricultural land along its banks.
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Terms to know
Drainage Basin: an area of land that drains into tributaries and eventually into larger rivers
Tributaries: smaller rivers and streams that flow into larger bodies of water
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Terms to know
Raft Lakes: lakes created when huge logjams blocked the flow of a river. A raft created by masses of logs, tree trunks, and other debris could literally block the flow of a river. The water would then overflow into nearby swamps, forming so-called raft lakes.
Examples Caddo Lake and Lake Bistineau
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Terms to know
Marsh Lakes: Created behind low groups of ridges located in the marshlands that border Louisiana’s Gulf Coast. These ridges rise only slightly above the marsh, but they are dry enough to support the growth of live oak trees along their tops.
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Marsh Lakes
Chenier's: French term meaning place of oaks
trap freshwater from the overflow of nearby rivers headed toward the gulf. The water collects behind the cheniers, creating marsh lakes.
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Marsh Lakes
The water remains fresh because the cheniers block the incoming saltwater that flows into the marsh from the Gulf.
Examples: White Lake in Vermilion Parish, Grand Lake in Cameron Parish, and Calcasieu Lake in Calcasieu Parish
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Check on learning
What are four names given to our state’s most important river?
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Check on learning
Give one example of each of the following:
Cutoff Lake Raft Lake Marsh Lake
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Louisiana's Cultural Regions
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Region
an area defined by similar features
A physical region has similar climate and landforms
A cultural region shares elements of culture
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Check on learning RoundRobin
What are elements of culture?
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Louisiana can be divided into different cultural regions based on such factors or characteristics as ethnic heritage, language, religion, food, music, or recreation.
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The Louisiana Department of Culture, Recreation, and Tourism
has divided the state into five cultural regions
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Five Cultural Regions
Sportsman’s Paradise The Crossroads Cajun Country Greater New Orleans Plantation Country
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Sportsman’s Paradise Region
Also known as the Upland South Northern Louisiana
This region of Louisiana has more in common with neighboring states than with south Louisiana
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Sportsman's Paradise
The heritage of early settlers to this area were Anglo-Saxon or Celtics
Meaning that their ancestors were English, Scottish or Irish
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Sportsman’s Paradise
The northwest section has Shreveport-Bossier as its urban center (3rd largest city in the state)
These two cities are separated by the
_____ ______ but blend together into one urban culture
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The northeast section has Monroe-West Monroe as its urban center
These two cities are separated by the Ouachita River
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Sportsman’s Paradise
Abundant outdoor recreation activities Lakes, rolling hills, and forests Fishing, hunting, power boat racing, golfing
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Check on Learning
The City of Shreveport is located in which Cultural region?
What are two characteristics used to identify a cultural region?
Define the term urban. Define the term rural.
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Crossroads Region
Center of the State Merges North Louisiana and South Louisiana Rural (country) Areas Small towns that feature a Main Street Urban Center is Alexandria-Pineville
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Cajun Country Region
Triangle of South-west Louisiana
Urban centers include Houma, Lafayette, Morgan City, and Thibodaux
Most citizens of this region speak Cajun French
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Prairie Cajun and Wetlands Cajun
Prairie Cajun Culture (Acadia parish) is
centered on agriculture and livestock
Wetlands Cajun Culture (Lafourche parish) is
centered on fishers and trappers
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Cajun Country
Though today the oil industry has brought cultural changes to both Prairie Cajun culture and Wetlands Cajun culture
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Plantation Country Region
Like its name suggests this region includes old plantation homes, live oak trees, and Spanish moss
Many of these old plantation homes are national historic landmarks
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Plantation Country
Baton Rouge is the urban center of this region The State’s capital city has a mix of all people
and lifestyles. Every ethnic group living in the state today is
represented in Baton Rouge
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The Greater New Orleans Region
Urban center is the city of New Orleans
The city is describe as being “cosmopolitan” an American city that is more like a European one.
Busy port on the Mississippi River
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The Florida Parishes
The “toe of the boot” Called the Florida parishes because it was
once a part of the colony of West Florida