Vocabulary
To change to better fit the environment
Adapt
Who was President of the United States during the Civil War?
Abraham Lincoln
What is a boycott?
People refuse to do business with a person or company
What are the 3 factors that control climate?
Latitude, Elevation, Closeness to water
List 3 important crops of the South
Tobacco, rice, cotton, hemp, indigo, sugar
Scarcity
The North wanted to end slavery; the South did not
What are Civil Rights?
The rights that every citizen has by law
Peninsula
List 2 natural resources of the South
Soil, waterways, forests, coal, oil,
A triangle-shaped area at the mouth of a river
Delta
The 11 Southern states formed a separate country called....
Confederate States of America
How did Rosa Park's help African Americans gain civil rights?
Answers will vary; boycott, protest
How does the South's latitude control climate?
Close to the equator, the warmer it gets
What was life like on a plantation farm for slaves?
Rough housing, little to no food, little to no clothes
What someone gives up to get something else
Opportunity Cost
The North and the South went to war; what was the results?
The South surrendered, the North won
How did Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. help African Americans gain civil rights
Answers will vary; protest
How does a snowstorm in Texas relate to scarcity?
Answers will vary
What was life like on a plantation farm for slave owners?
Good life, wealthy, large homes, nice clothes
A place away from a coast or border
Interior
What year did the Civil War start and end?
Start: 1861 Ended: 1865
What is a dam?
Barrier built across a waterway
Compare and contrast Producer and Consumer
Producers: Make goods and services
Consumers: Buy goods and services
Both: Make choices
A product sent out of the country to be sold or traded
Export