Vocabulary
An ________________ is a storm with heavy rains and high wind.
[Word Bank: delta, hurricane, mineral, savanna, swamp]
hurricane
What state would you most likely find strip mines?
West Virginia
Why do people visit the Everglades National Park?
A. to see the first English colony in America.
B. to see launches of the space shuttle.
C. to see the Civil Rights Memorial.
D. to see more than 300 kinds of birds.
D. to see more than 300 kinds of birds.
What type of liquid is found under the Gulf of Mexico?
Petroleum.
A flat grassland is called a(n) __________.
[Word Bank: delta, hurricane, mineral, savanna, swamp]
savanna
In which area would you visit to hear Dixieland jazz and eat Cajun food?
Louisiana
What climate can we expect from the Sunbelt states?
mild year-round climate.
What were the large farms where cotton was planted called?
plantations
A(n) _________ is a triangle shaped area of land at the end of a river.
[Word Bank: delta, hurricane, mineral, savanna, swamp]
delta
Where would you go to see the space shuttle launch?
Florida
What is the coal from Appalachia used to produce?
electricity
The civil rights movement was protesting what event?
Segregation
A natural material found in rock is called a(n) _____________.
[Word Bank: delta, hurricane, mineral, savanna, swamp]
Which state would you be safest from hurricanes?
West Virginia or Tennessee
What Southeast city is called, "the birthplace of the blues"?
What is segregation?
Happens when a country views one race as better than another. People are treated differently if they are in the "lesser" race, and face hardships.
A(n) ________ is an area of low land that is covered by water.
[Word Bank: delta, hurricane, mineral, savanna, swamp]
swamp
Which state did we learn about that had many plantations.
Alabama
What country did the first settlers of New Orleans come from?
A. France
B. Canada
C. England
D. Spain
A. France
Which of the following is a reliable source?
A. a blog that my friend Jane wrote
B. an encyclopedia
C. a friend's opinion
D. magazine ad
B. an encyclopedia