Unit 1: Louisiana’s Physical and Cultural Geography Lesson 7: Climate of Louisiana • Recognize that Louisiana has a humid subtropical climate • Identify the characteristics of a humid subtropical climate • Compare and contrast the seasons in Louisiana • Understand the impact that natural disasters can/have had on Louisiana
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Unit 1: Louisiana’s Physical and Cultural Geography
Lesson 7: Climate of Louisiana
• Recognize that Louisiana has a humid subtropical climate
• Identify the characteristics of a humid subtropical climate
• Compare and contrast the seasons in Louisiana• Understand the impact that natural disasters
can/have had on Louisiana
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What type of climate does Louisiana have?
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Climate
• Weather is temperature, wind, and rain on a daily basis
• Climate is the long-term weather pattern in a region.
• Climate is affected by latitude, altitude, and nearness to large land masses or large bodies of water.
• The state’s southern latitude and nearness to the Gulf of Mexico gives the state a warm, stable climate
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Humid Subtropical Climate
• Hot summers, mild winters, and abundant precipitation
• Favorable to tourism and agriculture• Lower winter energy costs can help make
operating a business, school, or agency less expensive.
• Certain plants and animals thrive in this climate.
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Hurricane Ratings and Formation• Hurricanes start in the moist air over warm waters,
such as the Gulf of Mexico or the Atlantic Ocean.• Hurricane season is June 1 through November 30.• Severity is rated on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane
Scale.• Categories range from 1 to 5 depending on the
storm’s severity• Category 1: wind speeds are 74-95 miles per hour• Category 5: winds over 155 mph
• Southeastern Louisiana gets hit most often
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Storm Surge• Most dangerous part of a hurricane
• Ocean water rises several feet higher than normal
• High winds push the wall of water onshore
• Can reach as high as 20 feet
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Katrina and Rita• New Orleans is vulnerable to hurricanes
because it is below sea level and depends on the levees to protect it.
• August 2005: Katrina’s rain caused the levees to break; water poured into the city.
• Approximately 1,000 people were killed, 1 million people lost homes, and the city suffered more than $100 billion in damages.
• Rita hit the Gulf a few weeks later, flooding New Orleans and the surrounding parishes a second time.
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Flooding from Hurricane Katrinahttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HbJaMWw4-2Q
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Closure: How did we meet our daily objectives?
• Recognize that Louisiana has a humid subtropical climate
• Identify the characteristics of a humid subtropical climate
• Compare and contrast the seasons in Louisiana
• Understand the impact that natural disasters can/have had on Louisiana
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Lesson 8: Populations
• Compare U.S., state, and parish statistics• Identify cultural regions in Louisiana by creating
a chart• Understand how growth rate and population
trends have changed over time
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Growth Rates• Louisiana attracts fewer immigrants than any other
state.• Growth rate is 5. 9% (1/2 the national average).• Birth rate is dropping.• Population is aging.• Louisiana offers few jobs in high-tech industries;
difficult times in the oil and gas industries have caused additional job loss.
• This has a negative impact on the state’s economy and the quality of education and services that can be provided to Louisiana’s citizens.
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Population DensityDefinition: The average number of people
living in an area
• Average population density in LA is 103 people per square mile.
• Average population density without New Orleans is 66 people per square mile.
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Cultural Regions
• South Louisianao Strong French cultureo Catholic Church is prominento Traditional Cajun foods, architecture, and music
remain popular• North Louisiana and the Florida Parishes
o More like other parts of the Deep Southo Settled by English-speaking Protestantso Little French influence is evident
• Western Louisiana o Spanish cultural influences dating back to settlers
who began arriving in the 1700s
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Closure: How did we meet our daily objectives?
• Compare U.S., state, and parish statistics
• Identify cultural regions in Louisiana by creating a chart
• Understand how growth rate and population trends have changed over time
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Lesson 9: Culture of Louisiana
• Recognize Louisiana’s state symbols• Identify culture and what makes up Louisiana’s
culture• Identify push and pull factors of immigrants• Appreciate the diversity of Louisiana’s people• Describe one or more influences the selected
groups have had on Louisiana’s cultural tapestry
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Louisiana’s State Flag
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State Bird:The Brown
Pelican
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State Flower: Magnolia
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State Tree: The Bald Cypress
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State Crustacean
• The crawfish or mud bug
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State Song
• “You Are My Sunshine” by Governor Jimmie Davis and Charles Mitchell in 1940
• You are my sunshine, My only sunshine. You make me happy When skies are grey. You'll never know, dear, How much I love you. Please don't take my sunshine away.
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Second State Song• “Give Me Louisiana” by Doralice Fontane
Give me Louisiana,The state where I was bornThe state of snowy cotton,The best I've ever known;A state of sweet magnolias,And Creole melodiesOh give me Louisiana,The state where I was bornOh what sweet old memoriesThe mossy old oaks bringIt brings us the story of our EvangelineA state of old tradition,of old plantation daysMakes good old LouisianaThe sweetest of all states.
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Give me Louisiana,A state prepared to shareThat good old southern custom,Hospitality so rare;A state of fruit and flowers,Of sunshine and spring showersOh give me Louisiana,The state where I was bornIts woodlands, Its marshesWhere humble trappers liveIts rivers, Its valleys,A place to always giveA state where work is pleasure,With blessings in full measureMakes good old LouisianaThe dearest of all states.
Give me Louisiana,Where love birds always singIn shady lanes or pastures,The cowbells softly ring;The softness of the sunsetBrings peace and blissful restOh give me Louisiana,The state where I was bornThe smell of sweet cloverWhich blossoms everywhereThe fresh new mown hayWhere children romp and playA state of love and laughter,A state for all here afterMakes good old LouisianaThe grandest of all states.
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State Reptile
• The Alligator
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State Motto
• Union, Justice and Confidence
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State Insect
• Honey Bee
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Official State Fossil
• Petrified Palmwood
• Dates back to 80 million years ago
• Palms were along the coast of Louisiana when the Gulf of Mexico was much farther north than it is now
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State Mammal
• American Black Bear
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State Dog: Catahoula Cur (Leopard Dog)
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Cultural Influences
• Festivals—Mardi Gras
• Voodoo, African/West Indies
• Cajun/Creole cooking
• Cajun Language
• Music—Jazz, gospel, zydeco music
• Religions
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What is Culture?What is Culture?Culture: the way of life of a group of people.