Landforms
Two large bodies of water that lie along the Southeast Region of the US
What are the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean?
The height above sea level of a landform
What is Elevation?
Type of weather in the Florida Keys that attracts many tourists
What is mild and sunny?
List three sweet crops grown in the Southeast
What are peaches, oranges, and sugarcane?
These special buildings help sailors avoid rocky coastlines
What are lighthouses?
Long, low islands off the shore of some parts of the Southeast, such as North Carolina
What are barrier islands?
A violent storm, with strong winds and heavy rain, that forms over the ocean and moves in a circular path
What is a hurricane?
Type of weather found in the Appalachian Mountains
Boards, furniture, and paper are produced from this industry in the Southeast
What is the logging industry?
Animal that was hunted in the early 1900s for food and its hide in the Southeast, causing them to almost go extinct.
What is the alligator?
Main area of land found in the Southeast Region that has flat plains and sandy soil
What are the coastal plains?
A low island, such as those located off the southern tip of Florida
What is a key?
Type of climate found in the coastal plains of the Southeast Region
What is warm?
Two states that are major producers of rice in the Southeast
What are Arkansas and Louisiana?
What is 1967?
Main land area of the Southeast that has rolling hills and valleys and the soil feels like clay.
What is the Piedmont?
Lands that are at times covered with water
What are wetlands?
The start month and end month of Hurricane season
What are June and November?
What is coal?
In 1987, the alligator was taken off this list because its species made a comeback
What is the endangered species list?
Two main areas of plains located in the Southeast Region
What are the Outer Coastal Plain and the Inner Coastal Plain?
A fuel that is formed in the earth from the remains of plants or animals
What is a fossil fuel?
Types of damage that a hurricane can do (list 4)
What is send objects flying, uproot trees, cause flooding, and building damage?
One crop of the Southeast that is bad for your health
What is tobacco?
What is Everglades National Park?