Lesson 1: Coastal Plains to the Mountains
Lesson 2: Sunlight and Storms
Lesson 3: Wildlife and Resources
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100
Name three landforms found in the Southeast.
What are beaches, mountains, and wetlands?
100
What is the weather like in the Florida Keys?
What is Mild and Sunny?
100
Which Southeastern resource do many power plants burn to run their generators?
What is coal?
100
What are three details you can include in a paragraph about hurricanes and how dangerous they can be?
What is hurricane winds can be strong enough to send large objects flying. They can uproot trees and damage buildings. Huge waves can cause flooding.
100
Which area of the Southeast has a warmer climate, the mountains or the coastal plains?
What is the coastal plains?
200
How are barriers formed?
Barriers are formed from sediment being deposited by ocean waves, currents, and rivers into shallow areas off the coast.
200
What word would best describe the climate of the coastal plains?
What is warm?
200
What are some products of the Southeast logging industry?
What is paper, boards, or furniture?
200
How are the Coastal Plains and the Piedmont similar?
They are similar because the coastal plains and the Piedmont are both found in the Southeast.
200
What is an area that at times is covered with water and can be found throughout the Southeast?
What is a wetland?
300
What is an area that is very flat, has a very low elevation, and has different kinds of wetlands?
What is an Outer Coastal Plain?
300
Why did people build lighthouses along the coasts of the Southeast?
What is because lighthouses helped sailors avoid the rocky coastlines?
300
Which Southeast state is a major producer of rice?
What is Arkansas?
300
How are the coastal plains and the Piedmont different?
They are different because the coastal plains are flat and have a low elevation. The soil there is sandy. The Piedmont is an area of rolling hills and valleys. Its elevation is higher and the soil there is rich and feels like clay.
300
This line separates the Piedmont from the coastal plains and has many beautiful waterfalls along it, what is it?
What is a fall line?
400
How is the Inner Coastal Plain different from the Outer Coastal Plain?
What is the Inner Coastal Plain's elevation is higher?
400
What time of year is hurricane season in the Southeast?
What is from June until the beginning of November?
400
Name three major crops of the Southeast.
Three major crops are soybeans, peanuts, and oranges.
400
Why did the alligator become endangered? Is it still endangered?
What is because alligators were hunted for food or for their hides. By 1967, the alligator had become an endangered species, and a law was passed making it illegal to hunt alligators. By 1987, the alligator had made a comeback, and it is no longer endangered.
400
This is a combination of wood chips, water, and chemicals which is used to make paper. You will not find this in your orange juice though.
What is pulp?
500
Which of the following has the highest elevation? Appalachian Mountains Piedmont Inner Coastal Plains fall line
What is the Appalachian Mountains?
500
Describe a hurricane?
What is a strong, violent storm that forms over oceans where strong winds move in a circular path along with heavy rains?
500
Which of the following animals makes its home in the swamps of the Southeast? Moose Bear Alligator Giraffe
What is the Alligator?
500
What type of map shows you how high the land is?
What is an elevation map?
500
What is a low island, or key, off the southern coast of Florida?
What is a key?
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