Natural Resources
The Big River
Maps
Vocabulary
Dangerous Work
100
The Southeast weather and soil make it a good place for farming. Another name for farming is?
Agriculture
100
What is the longest river in the United States?
The Mississippi River
100
A large area with few details.
What is a small scale map.
100
This is the start of a river.
What is the source?
100
Name a reason why coal mining is so dangerous.
1. There is dangerous gas underground that can cause explosions. 2. Mines can collapse. 3. Dust can be breathed in causing lung disease.
200
Why can some crops grow better in the Souteast than in other areas of the United States?
There is a much longer growing season.
200
Where is the mouth of Mississippi?
The Gulf of Mexico
200
A small area with many details.
What is a large scale map.
200
Until the 1940s, children had to do dangerous work in the _______ mines.
coal
300
What are the 3 biggest ways the Southeast earns its money?
1. Cash Crops (Agriculture) 2. Coal Mining 3. Tourism
300
How does silt change the river?
It forms islands and makes the river harder to navigate.
300
If I wanted to find the way to somebody's house, would I be better off using a large or small scale map?
A large scale map, because I would see more details.
300
This is another word for farming.
What is agriculture.
300
What is coal used for in the United States?
electricity
400
Why does the Southeast have such a warm climate?
It is close to the equator.
400
Why is shipping goods on the Mississippi faster than in semi-trucks?
You can ship much more stuff on a barge than on a semi truck.
400
If I wanted to see which interstates to take from Iowa to Colorado, which map would I need?
What is a small scale map, so I could see all of the states and where I needed to go.
400
This is what farmers in the Southeast use to water their crops.
What is irrigation?
400
What states do most of the nation's coal come from?
West Virginia and Kentucky
500
Name 4 of the major crops of the Southeast:
1. Cotton 2. Rice 3. Oranges 4. Peaches 5. Tobacco
500
These are small rivers that join into a bigger river.
What are tributaries.
500
A globe would be an example of which type of map.
A small scale map.
500
This is what was formed to get better working conditions for the coal miners in the 1940s.
What is a labor union?
500
How were conditions improved after the 1940s for coal miners?
Labor unions got shorter working days for them and also made mines safer.
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