History
What was the war called in which the North (Union) and the South (Confederacy) fought each other?
The Civil War
What happens to the temperature the further south you go? (traveling towards equator line)
As you get closer to the equator, the temperature becomes warmer/hotter.
What is the Capital of Virginia?
Richmond
What is the capital of Kentucky?
Frankfort
What is a Bayou?
Who was Rosa Parks?
She was an American activist in the civil rights movement best known for her refusal to give up her seat at the front of the bus to a white man.
Atlantic Ocean
Name the state bird, the state flower, or the state tree of Virginia.
Cardinal, Dogwood flower, Dogwood tree.
Montgomery is the capital of which state?
Alabama
What is an estuary?
An area where rivers and streams meet the ocean (fresh water meets salt water).
West Virginia is known for what type of mining? (hint: an Italian miner made his famous Pepperoni rolls for lunch for this job)
Coal mining
What are the mountains called that run from Georgia to Maine?
The Appalachian Mountains
Name one of the nicknames of Virginia.
The Old Dominion or The birthplace of presidents.
What is the capital of Tennessee?
Nashville
What is a shoal?
A sandy or rocky area in water that makes the water shallow.
What was the Underground Railroad?
During the era of slavery, the Underground Railroad was a network of routes, places, and people that helped enslaved people in the American South escape to the North.
What major river borders several states, often shaping parts of their boarders, and empties into the Gulf of Mexico?
Mississippi River
How many regions is the state of Virginia divided into?
Five: The Appalachian Plateau, Valley and Ridge, Blue Ridge, Piedmont, and Coastal Plain.
Tallahassee is the capital of which state?
Florida
What is a delta?
A wetland that forms when a river empties its water into another body of water.
What was the Trail of Tears?
The Trail of Tears was when President Andrew Jackson forced Native Americans that belonged to the Southeastern United States from their homes to west of the Mississippi River.
The Native Americans who walked the trail of tears belonged to the Cherokee, Muscogee or Creek, Seminole, Chickasaw, and Choctaw nations.
What are the swampy lands in Louisiana called?
What is the name of the first successful English settlement?
Jamestown
What are the capitals of Georgia and Louisiana?
Atlanta and Baton Rouge
What is a barrier reef?
An underwater ecosystem near a shoreline that is made by reef-building corals and is home to many sea creatures.