What is the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean.
(Mississippi River is also a good one)
100
What is the climate in the Southeast? How does it change?
What is it is very mild and warm. It is considered to be subtropical. It changes sometimes because of hurricanes.
100
What is the difference between a nonrenewable resource and a renewable resource?
What is something that cannot be found in nature and used again and something that can be found in nature and be reused.
100
Who was in the Southeast already when it was established? What kinds of crops did they already have?
What is they had corn and the Native Americans
100
What kind of music is found in the South? Why is it important?
What is jazz and old world music such as gospel singing.What is it is important because it reminds them of traditions and it brings people together.
200
Name 3 landforms in the Southeast.
What is the piedmont, Barrier Island, the fall line, the Appalachians, the bluegrass region.
200
How does the climate affect growth of crops and lifestyle?
What is it affects when you can go outside, what you wear, what kind of crops will grow
200
How were railroads important to the Southeast?
What is they connected them to other places allowing them to sell their crops.
200
What was the main conflict and difference between the North and the South during the Civil war? (Pick 2 differences)
What is the northerners wanted industry while the southerners wanted cotton farming. The northerners wanted to abolish slavery while the southerners wanted slavery to keep their farms going.
200
How has the South changed now?
What is there are many more ports, cities grew, and industry has grown because of that.
300
What is the bluegrass region?
What is an area in northern Kentucky that is known for its rich soil.
300
What kinds of animals live in the Southeast?
What is 250 different birds, alligators, anything that can live in warm tropical weather
300
Where is coal and fossil fuel found in the Southeast?
What is in the mountains
300
What is the fall line? Why is it important?
What is a string of mountains create waterfalls that go in a curved line. It is an important landform in the Southeast
300
Who are the Gullah?
What is they are African Americans in the Southeast who have kept much of their African heritage.
400
What kinds of plants can you find in the Southeast?
What is you can find 250 different kinds of trees, plants, and flowers.
400
How do hurricanes form?
What is cold and warm air mix over the ocean forming high winds and rain
400
How did the economy change over time?
What is it went from all cotton farming with slavery to some farming but mostly industry with a variety of crops with no slavery
400
Why would someone choose to settle in the Southeast?
What is people would choose to settle there because of job opportunities, climate, or even family living there.
400
Name two cities that have grown.
What is Atlanta, Charleston, Charlotte, Raleigh, and New Orleans.
500
Why does water matter to the Southeast?
What is because they have so much of it that it helps their resources, living, and even the weather.
500
How do hurricanes affect the region?
What is they can destroy houses, wildlife, and nature.
500
Why is farming so important to the Southeast?
What is because that is how they make money as well as create jobs for people in that region
500
How did things change after the Civil war?
What is people had to work together and learn new ways of living because previously they had segregation. Cities grew, ports grew, and the industry has grown
500
Why is Southern life so important to the southerners?
What is because they have a sense of culture and tradition.