States and Capitals
What is the capital of Florida?
Tallahassee
What is the capital of Oklahoma?
hauktua land
What is another the major industry of the Southeast region (hint- it is fun)
Tourism (around the Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic Coast). Tourists love to go to the beaches.
Small, slow-moving streams in the Southeast region are called?
Bayous
From what city in Alabama is Mrs. Cunningham?
Huntsville
What is the capital of Georgia?
Atlanta
What is the capital of Kentucky?
Frankfort
What main industry drives the Southwest region?
Energy
What is the largest state in the Southwest region?
Texas
To what does the word "brackish" refer?
Part saltwater and part freshwater environment
What is the capital of Louisiana?
Baton Rouge
What is the capital of New Mexico?
Santa Fe
What two crops are grown in Texas and Oklahoma?
wheat and cotton
What is a mesa? What is a plateau?
A mesa is a flat area of land surrounded by steep cliffs. A plateau is high, flat, rocky land. It is like a mesa but larger in size.
What word describes the climate in the Southwest region?
arid
What is the capital of Alabama?
Montgomery
What is the capital of Arizona?
Phoenix
What crops are grown in the Southeast region?
corn, soybeans, cotton, citrus fruits, rice, peanuts, tobacco
(plus cattle and pigs for meat)
What are common bodies of water and land in the Southeast region?
lakes, rivers, wetlands, swamps, bayous
flat plains ( in western parts of Arkansas)
Which river is a major transportation route of the Southeast region?
Mississippi River
What is the capital of Arkansas?
Little Rock
What is the capital of Texas?
Austin
What types of industries drive the economy in the Southeast region?
Mainly- agriculture, manufacturing
What is the name of the mountain range in the Southeast region that spans from West Virginia down to the northernmost parts of Alabama and Georgia?
Appalachian Mountain Range
What is the name of a violent tropical storm that threatens people on the Atlantic and Gulf coasts?
Hurricane