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Title: Changes in Louisiana


1
Changes in Louisianas Landscape Over Time
  • Unit 2

2
Cardinal Directions
  • Main directions north, south, east, and west

3
Intermediate Directions
  • Directions between the cardinal directions
  • Northeast, southeast, northwest, and southwest

4
Compass Rose
  • Drawing on a map that shows the cardinal
    directions to help people use the map

5
Human Characteristics
  • Things that people have added to a place
  • Examples town, cities farms, bridges, shelter,
    clothing, transportation, and language

6
Physical Characteristics
  • Natural parts of the land
  • Examples rivers, lakes, hills, mountains, and
    forest

7
Erosion
  • Wearing away of Earths surface

8
Environment
  • Things, both living and nonliving, that surround
    a living thing

9
Coast
  • Where land meets water

10
Flooding
  • Large amount of water that covers normally dry
    land

11
Dams
  • Wall built to hold back water of a stream, creek,
    or river.

12
Levees
  • Ridge of dirt or cement

13
Architecture
  • Art of planning or designing buildings

14
Vegetation
  • Plant life
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