Vocabulary - Part 1
large farms that grow mostly one crop
plantation
to change in order to better fit the environment
adapt
How many states make up the South?
14
a situation in which there are not enough resources to provide a product or service that people want
scarcity
In 1607, the English established their first permanent colony at __________
Jamestown (Virginia)
(must have Jamestown; Virginia is optional)
a piece of land surrounded by water on three sides
peninsula
a place away from a coast or border
interior
The South has many kinds of landforms. List 3 of them.
plateaus
(rolling) hills
(river) valleys
coastal plains
beaches
swamps
marshes
What are three of the leading products that we get from farming in the south?
rice, cotton, tobacco, sugar cane, oranges, chicken, hogs, cattle
Life on the plantation was very difficult for the slaves that worked there. List two things about how the slaves lived.
1. rough cabins
2. owned little clothing or furniture
3. owners could beat or sell them at any time
a triangle-shaped area at the mouth of a river
delta
a barrier built across a waterway to control the flow and level of water
dam
What is the South's largest river?
Mississippi River
Can a person be both a producer and a consumer? Explain.
Answers will vary.
Example: A company is a consumer when it buys and/or uses the glue, wood, labor etc. It is a producer when it makes and/or sells the chair.
Which president of the United States believed that the country should not be "half slave and half free?"
Abraham Lincoln
the rights every citizen has by law
civil rights
a product that is sent out of the country to be sold or traded
export
The South's coastline is formed by which two bodies of water?
Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic Ocean
The South has many natural resources that provide us with goods and services. List three natural resources and ONE good/service for each.
Options:
rich soil: cotton fabric, orange juice, peaches, pecans, peanuts
waterways: fish sticks, sea salt, boating, water power
oil and gas: gasoline and plastics
coal deposits: coal, electricity
forests: paper, lumber
What war happened as a result of the disagreement (regarding slaves)? And, who won the war?
Civil War
North
what someone gives up in order to get something else
opportunity cost
a kind of protest in which people refuse to do business with a person or company
boycott
The climate of the South tends to be ____ and ____.
warmer and moister
Give one example of opportunity cost.
Example: If you buy the expensive orange juice, you will have less money to spend on something else.
Example: If a company buys new equipment, they would have less money to spend on a new building.
Example: If I want both a remote control car and a lego set. I choose the lego set. The opportunity cost is the car I don't get.
(Note: Example must show how making one choice means you have to give up something else).
Which civil rights person refused to give up her bus seat to a white passenger?
Rosa Parks
someone who makes or sells good or services for consumers
producer
someone who buys or uses goods and services
consumer
Plants and animals have had to adapt to the climate in the South. Describe how one plant OR one animal has adapted to the environment.
Mangrove trees have roots that arch above the soil for oxygen.
Sea turtles bury their eggs in the sand and/or dig nests above the reach of high tides.
Just for fun: not highlighted
______________ affects prices
scarcity
Which civil rights person helped organize a bus boycott?
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
(must have full name + Jr.)