People
Who was president during the years of the Civil War.
Abraham Lincoln.
What does elevation mean?
How high/low land is compared to the sea level.
What was a major cause of the Civil War
slavery, disagreed how amount of authority the government should have.
What is the climate for the Southeast?
Warm near the coastal plains, and cold at the top of the mountains.
The hurricane season ranges from in between which two months?
June-November
Which industry in the Southeast helped people become rich and powerful: agriculture, exploration, tourism or religion?
Agriculture
What mountain range goes through the Southeast?
Appalachian Mountains
How did the Civil War impact the Southeast?
Lost buildings, businesses, and people.
Which state grows the most rice?
Arkansas
Which animal makes its home in the swamp of the Southeast
Alligator
Name 3 businesses Cherokee ran
Lumber, tourist shops, arts and crafts
Explain the difference between the inner and outer coastal plain
Inner coastal plain has higher elevation
Who forced the Cherokee to give up their land and move to Oklahoma
Andrew Jackson
The first gold rush took place where and when?
Dahlonega, Georgia in 1828.
What is one mode of transportation that does NOT go through Atlanta, Georgia?
George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and Andrew Jackson
How are barrier islands formed?
Sediment is deposited by ocean waves and rivers to shallow areas off the coast.
Who was the main leader of the Civil Rights movement in 1950s and 1960s.
Martin Luther King Jr.
How was Cherokee culture different before and after the Europeans arrived?
Before Europeans, Cherokee hunted most of their food
St. Augustine in FLorida, Spanish colony.
The famous Spanish explorer that discovered Florida?
Juan Ponce de Leon
What are three different types of landforms found in the Southeast?
mountains, beaches, swamps, farmland.
The era of time after the Civil War was known as the...
Reconstruction Era.
Why are people moving to the Southeast region?
It is warmer than in the Northern region
Which Southeastern resource do many power plants burn to run their generators?
Coal