definitions
rivers
southeast
Egypt/Africa
Misc.
100
What is a wetland? Name 2 animals in the wetlands
wet area such as a swamp alligator, crawfish, falcons, panther
100
1. Most important river in the southeast 2. Longest river in the world
1. Mississippi River 2. Nile River
100
3 ways to produce electricity
coals dams wind nuclear
100
What country is the Nile River found
Egypt
100
most coal is used to make this It is also used in the __________________ industry
electricity steel
200
What is felucca
flat bottomed sailboat used on the Nile River
200
What is irrigation?
bringing water to dry areas
200
2 types of music in the southeast
jazz and blues and country
200
Huge lake in Africa
Lake Victoria
200
What does agriculture mean?
business of growing crops and raising animals.
300
What is a piedmont?
The foot of the mountains.
300
Tributaries in 31 states flow into the Mississippi. All together they make the Mississippi River _________
Basin
300
3 crops of the southeast
peanuts, tobacco, rice, pecans, oranges, peaches
300
2 places a tourist might want to see
Disneyworld Smokey Mountains
300
Where a river begins and ends
begins--source ends--mouth
400
What is a tributary?
any river that flows into another river
400
A lake that forms behind a dam
resovoir
400
3 industries the southeast is known for
paper, coal, banking, textile (cotton), oranges, tourism
400
What is Egypts capital
Cairo
400
what does a labor union do
group of workers who push for better conditions
500
What is a port? What is the largest, busiest port?
A place where ships load and unload their goods New Orleans
500
What is a delta?
land formed by the soil that a river deposits as it flows into a larger body of water
500
Name of the large mountain range in the east. What is the name of the 2 sections of the big mountains?
Appalachian Mountains Great Smokey Blue Ridge
500
Well known Dam on the Nile River
Aswan High Dam
500
2 examples of modern technology
phone, computer, etc.
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