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GULF OF MEXICO
FIGURE 11.16 Compilation from the West Derniere, Louisiana, quadrangles: 1935, 1953, 1980, and 1994 (adjusted to the same scale).

11. a. What do you think will eventually happen to the
island?

b. What processes contributed to the change?

10. In the 1994 map, what are the materials shown on the
island? b. Will this have any impact on other areas? Explain your

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