Vocabulary
Atlantic Coast States
Gulf Coast States
Inland South States
SE States
100
customs continued from the past
traditions
100
Who is the head of the executive branch in the state government?
governor
100
The important industry stated with the region's beaches.
tourism
100
Most of the coal mined here is used to make _______.
electricity
100
T or F. Kentucky is one of the Gulf Coast states.
False
200
animals that are no longer in existence
extinct
200
the cooking, canning, drying, freezing and packaging of foods for market
food processing
200
A stone like material made of skeletons of tiny sea animals
coral
200
T or F. Without parks and wildlife refuges, endangered animals may become extinct.
True
200
________ is the capital of Georgia.
Atlanta
300
the continent of the part of a continent nearest to an island
mainland
300
These industries invent, build, or use computers and other electronic equipment.
high tech
300
Name 2 types of fish caught or raised in the Gulf Coast states
shrimp, oysters, catfish
300
What physical feature is found in all the inland south states?
mountains
300
Name 2 of the Atlantic Coast states.
North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Virginia, Maryland
400
a wide area of the southern part of the United States that has a mild climate all year
Sun Belt
400
Which city in the Atlantic Coast states has the largest population?
Baltimore, MN
400
New Orleans, Louisiana is the birthplace of what kind of music?
jazz
400
Great Smoky Mountain National Park is located on the border between which two states?
Tennessee and North Carolina
400
Name 3 inland south states.
Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, West Virginia
500
a low narrow island that is near a coast
barrier island
500
Name 2 ways state and local governments are alike.
make and enforce laws, collect taxes, provide services for citizens
500
Name three crops grown in the Gulf Coast states.
cotton, soybeans, corn, sugar cane, oranges, grapefruits, trees
500
Why is strip mining land reclaimed?
to return land to its natural state by putting back soil, trees and plants
500
Name all 2 Gulf Coast states
Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana
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