Land & Water
What do we call areas sometimes covered with water, such as swamps and marshes?
Wetlands
Is the climate of most of the Southeast generally cold or mild (warmer in winter or colder in winter)?
Warmer
What do we call trees that are cut or grown for wood?
Timber
What do you call a person who is one of the first from a group to settle in a new area?
pioneer
Define Wetland
An area sometimes covered with water, like a swamp or marsh.
What are groups of long, narrow islands that lie off the Southeast coast between the ocean and the mainland?
Barrier Island
What is the name for the part of the year when temperatures are warm enough for plants to grow?
Spring
What is the name for the industry that treats farming as big business, with large farms and shipping crops?
Agribusiness
Who lived in the Southeast for thousands of years before Europeans arrived — name one group mentioned in the text?
Cherokee, Native Americans
Customs and traditions passed down through generations.
What is the flat land that stretches inland from the shore along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts called?
Costal Plain
What powerful storm forms over warm ocean waters, has winds that spin around an eye, and often causes storm surge and flooding?
Hurricane
What is pulp, and name one product made from pulp?
paper
What was a plantation?
A large farm, where slaves worked.
What is hydropower
Electricity made by using falling water.
What is the name for the high land at the foot of the Appalachian Mountains, with rolling hills and forests?
Piedmont
During what months does hurricane season last (from what month to what month)?
Warm summer months until November
What kind of fuel (formed from remains of plants and animals millions of years ago) includes coal, oil, and natural gas?
Fossil Fuels
What does emancipation mean?
To set something or someone free.
Define endangered
a species that is risk of dying out.
What is the drop-off line of waterfalls where the piedmont meets the coastal plain called — rivers tumble down here and early coastal cities used the falling water for power?
What is a levee and why do people build levees along rivers like the Mississippi?
To prevent flooding
How did George Washington Carver help farmers with soil problems — name one crop he promoted that helped restore soil?
Peanuts
What is an indentured servant?
a person who promised to work for free in exchange for necessities like food, housing
Define restore
to bring back something to health or good condition.