Lesson 1
What means a foot on a mountain
Piedmont
What is the part of the years called that has warm enough temperatures for plants to grow
Growing Season
What do we call animals raised for sales?
Live stock
The main cause of conflict between the North and South during the Civil War?
Slavery
Gospel music of the South became popular across the country
In the 20's radio programs broadcast gospel across the country. (Famous singer Aretha Franklin)
Which body of water forms the eastern edge of the Southeast region.
Atlantic Ocean
How does the National Weather Service help people living near a river prepare for a flood?
Give alerts to people living near rivers and makes piles of sand bags to raise the levees.
The coastal Plain is ideal place for farming in the Southeast?
Flat land, warm temperatures and plenty of rain.
the large working farms in the Southeast region are called?
Plantations
What city started as a railroad center in 1830's and now is the busiest airport in the world?
Atlanta Georgia
What is a high land at the foot of the Appalachian Mountains
Piedmont
Why is the growing season long in the Southeast region?
A warmer climate means a longer growing season.
Average January temperature are above freezing
Fossil Fuel are found in a state
La: Oil and Natural Gas
AL: Coal, Oil and Natural Gas
KY: Coal, Oil and Natural Gas
WV: Coal, Oil and Natural Gas
The European explores had what technology that the Native American didn't have?
Guns and Steel armor
How the economy of Birmingham Alabama has changed in recent years?
Service industries and leader in medical research and banking
Where do most alligators live in the Southeast region?
Alligators live in wetlands , rivers and canals in Florida and Louisiana.
Are fossil fuels renewable of nonrenewable?
Nonrenewable
The subject Zora Neale Hurston covered in her book?
Records the African American experience (like music, region's literature)
Which body of water forms the southern edge of the Southeast region.
Gulf of Mexico
How is fossil fuel developed?
Formed in the earth from remains of plants or animals.
Life has changed for the people in the Southeast region since the end of the Civil War?
Lived in rural areas and now the city.
Moved away from agriculture and now industy and service jobs