Louisiana

= Louisiana, LA =



General Info
(the king of France) the french explorer, Sieur de La Salle, name this land Louisiana in 1682.
 * State- Louisiana
 * Capital City- Baton Rouge
 * State Name Origin- To honor King Louis XI lll (14)

Location
Louisiana is a state that is sorrounded by Texas (west), Arkansas (north), Mississippi (east), and the Gulf of Mexico (south). It is in the South East region of the U.S.

Longitude: 89°W to 94°W Latitude: 29°N to 33°N

Physical Features


- In this area the land is mostly low and marshy, but slitly to the north the land rieses a little to a hilly area. -In this area the land has lots of field that line the Mississippi river (none as the "Frontlands"). the land from the Frontlands gragualy slopes down to the "Backlands," (the backlands are mostly made up of Clay and silt). The most ferdal area in Louisiana is the Mississippi Delta, because the area consistes of silt deposit from the river. It covers about 1/4 of the state, (about 13,000 squair miles). -In the back of the barrior beaches lies the Louisiana marshes that extend about 20 miles into the middle of the state. To the north of the marshes is where the Louisiana Prairies are. The Prairies have getally rolling land untill the land slightly rises as it gets closer to Arkansas's southern border. Drikill Mountain (the highest point in Louisiana), is only 40 miles away from Arkansas's state border.
 * Louisiana has 43,566 square miles of land area and 8,277 squair miles is covered by water.
 * Drikill Mountain is the highest point in Louisiana at 535 feet above sea level.
 * In New Orleans, Louisiana the lowest point is 8 feet below sea level.
 * On the south coast is the eastern part of the Gulf of Mexico.
 * In Louisiana the Mean Elevation is 100 feet above sea level.
 * the State of Louisiana is about 380 miles long and 130 miles wide.
 * Major rivers in Louisiana**
 * In Louisian the major rivers are the Atchafalaya River, Mississippi River,Ouachita River, Red River, and the Sabine River.
 * Major Lakes in Louisiana**
 * In Louisiana the major lakes are the Calcasieu Lake, Catahoula Lake, Grand Lake, Lake Maurepas, Lake Pontchartrain, Toledo Bend Reservoir, and the White Lake.
 * These are the three geographical land areas that Louisiana can be broken into.**
 * North of Lake Pontartrain and east of the Mississippi River lies the East Gulf Coastal Plain.
 * North of Lake Pontartrain and east of the Mississippi River lies the East Gulf Coastal Plain.
 * Aloung the Mississippi river, from northern Arkansas to the southern part of the Gulf Of Mexico is the location of the Mississippi Alluvial Plain.
 * West of the Mississippi Alluvial Plain is the location of the West Gulf Coastal Plain.

Climate
The climet in Louisiana is humid subtropical because of the location of my state. My state lies by a big body of water (the Gulf of Mexico), so winds to the water are warms. the winters are ushally long and hot and humid, and the winter is short and miled.
 * Precipatation**
 * The avereg rain fall for Louisiana is 40 to 80 inches per year.
 * Temperatures**
 * The average winter temperature is 63.5 degerees farenhight.
 * The average summer temperature is 90 degreese farenhight.

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Economy

 * Natural Resources**
 * one of the most mined natural resources in Louisiana are petroleum and natural gas. Sulfur and salt are also important. Coal, sand, and gravel are also produced in Louisiana.
 * Land Use**


 * People use louisiana land for mineing manufacturing, fishing, and other services.
 * Louisiana has lots of music and food industries, because this state has a great reputaion of good music and food. lots of people are also in the fishing industre because louisiana is located by the Gulf Of Mexico. Louisiana is also has lots of flat land that is rich in soil so it is good for ranching and growing crops.

People
Major City- New Orleans, Baton Rouge Biggest Leasure Activities- Music (Jazz) and food (seafood) Major Attractions- French Quarter and a cruise in the Mississippi Population Density-