Question

City planners are breaking ground on a new city that many people are hoping will become an important ocean port for trading. Learning from the example of New Orleans, Louisiana, which geographic factor should the city planners pay the most attention to for the future safety of the city?

Answer 1

The most important geographic factor is the environmental impact of a New Sea port and if it has easy access to the oceans into transportation from England points to come to it. The mouth of the Mississippi River in New Orleans and the Seaport have severely negatively impacted the environmental area. Hurricanes can hit the area and for example New Orleans is mostly below sea level, this caused a major disaster in the area of which they are still feeling the economic impact of not being prepared for such a major catastrophe .