Lesson 1
If I visited Florida, what landform(s) might I see there?
Name one.
coastal plain
peninsula
Everglades (marshes & swamps)
Okefenokee Swamp (swamp)
If I were a farmer, what types of crops might I grow in the Southeast Region? (name 2)
cotton peanuts
rice tobacco
soybeans sugarcane
grapefruit, oranges, lemons, limes
vegetables
What is the name of the pass that was created as an opening through the Appalachian Mountains to reach Kentucky and Tennessee?
Cumberland Gap
The Civil War began April 12, 1861.
Who led the North?
Who led the South?
Ulysses S. Grant
Robert E. Lee
How does container shipping save time and money?
The containers don't need to be loaded, unloaded, and reloaded.
They are made in standard sizes and many fit on ships and also trucks.
Fewer workers are needed.
The Appalachian Mountains run through the middle of the Southeast. What is the area of high land at the foot of the mountains?
piedmont
What industry is important along the coastlines?
fishing
Who was the man who found a solution where Missouri would join the slave states and Maine would join the free slave states and a balance would be kept?
Henry Clay, a congressman from Kentucky
How long did the war last?
Who won the war?
4 years
The North.
What was Rosa Parks known for?
She refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white person.
A place where rivers drop from higher to lower land causing waterfalls and rapids to form is called _____.
fall line
Name one of two plateaus found in the Southeast Region.
Ozark Plateau
Cumberland Plateau
What was Henry Clay's plan known as?
Missouri Compromise
How many thousands of people lost their lives in the Civil War?
How many million slaves were freed?
600,000 people died
4 million slaves were freed
Who worked for the justice and fairness for African Americans, and led non-violent marches?
Martin Luther King Jr.
Which landform in the Southeast Region often floods and deposits silt on the land making the land fertile?
Mississippi River
What tribes were living in the Southeast Region?
Name one.
Shawnee
Cherokee
Powhatan
What is it the South was fighting for?
continue to have slavery
What is the busiest port in the Gulf of Mexico?
New Orleans, Louisiana
Who helped the Cherokee Native American Tribe develop the Cherokee language?
Sequoyah and his daughter Anyokah.
What about the climate makes people want to move to or live in the Southeast Region?
warm/hot summers, and mild winters
long growing season
lots of sunshine and rain BUT also snow in the mountains
Name a natural resource the Native Americans used in this time period and what they used it for.
wood: canoes, homes, tools, weapons
stone: tools, weapons
grasses: baskets
animals: tools, weapons, clothing, homes, food,
What threat did Abraham Lincoln bring to the people in the South who supported slavery?
He wanted to end slavery.
What makes New Orleans, Louisiana a major port?
The Mississippi River empties here, and many imports and exports are delivered here.
Why do people want to live in the Southeast Region?
warm summers, mild winters
many activities and places to enjoy