Geography
How many counties does Mississippi have?
82
What refers to the natural vegetation of a region?
Flora
What is the Indian name for corn?
Maize
How long is the Mississippi River?
2500 miles long
Also known as the Northeast Hills
Tennessee-Tombigbee Hills
What is the distance east or west of the prime meridian?
Longitude
What is known as a vast, long period of time?
Eon
What region is Jones County in?
Piney Woods
What is one of the most vital resources of Mother Nature?
Water
This region has gray soil, is not fertile and it drains poorly.
The Flatwoods
What is the PRECISE location on Earth's surface?
absolute location
What are dark, funnel-shaped clouds with swirling winds that can measure over two hundred miles an hour?
Tornadoes
Which region has gray soil, not fertile, and drains poorly?
Flatlands
How many reservoirs are there in Mississippi?
Six
South of the Jackson Prairie is a vast expanse of woodland called the Piney Woods or what?
Pine Hills
What is the HEIGHT of the land above sea level
Elevation
What are the two most destructive hurricanes in Mississippi history?
Camille and Katrina
Which region has the most fertile soil in the world?
Mississippi Delta
What is also called "water farming"?
Aquaculture
Along the MS River from Vicksburg southward to where the Great River flows into LA is a highly fertile area called what?
River Lowlands
What continent is Mississippi on?
North America
What year was Katrina?
2005
When was the Antebellum Period?
Before the Civil War
What is most of the state's land surface devoted to?
Forestry
This region has some of the best fertile soil in the world.
MS Delta