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100
Why are farms on the southern coastal plains larger than farms in New England?
The land is flat and easier to farm.
100
Name two industries that are related to agriculture.
food processing, textile manufacturing,
100
True or false: Miami is a large and growing city because it's inland location protects it from storms.
False! Miami is NOT inland, it is right on the coast. Miami has grown into a large city because it's location encourages trade with Latin America, it has a warm climate that encourages tourists to visit, and many immigrants from Latin America have settled there.
100
A low, wet land where cattails, tall grasses, and other similar plants grow is called a:
Marsh
100
A resource that can be used again or made again by people or nature is called a
renewable resource
200
Some farmers in the southeast started huge farms that used to be called:
Plantations
200
People that work in refineries, petrochemical industries and pipeline businesses all have jobs linked to:
Crude oil and natural gas
200
Many retired people move to the Southeast. Why?
It is part of the Sun Belt, which offers a mild climate, or warm weather, most of the year.
200
A low wet area where trees and bushes grow and it is covered by water at least part of the year is called a:
Swamp
200
What is the difference between an inlet and a strait?
inlet: a narrow strip of water leading into the land from a larger body of water. strait: a narrow channel that connects two larger bodies of water
300
One of the reasons that farming is an important industry in the Southeast is because they have a ________ _________ _________, which is the time when the weather is warm enough for plants to grow.
long growing season
300
What are some of the leading products from the Piedmont?
textiles, lumber, paper, furniture, and tobacco products
300
Tourism is an important industry to the region. What is tourism?
The selling of goods and services to tourists.
300
What is the Fall Line?
A place where elevation drops from higher to lower land. A natural divider between the Piedmont Plateau and the Coastal plains that runs from New Jersey to Alabama.
300
A slow moving body of water is called a
bayou
400
List two important crops of the Southeast region.
peanuts, tobacco, cotton, citrus fruits (oranges, grapefruit, etc), sugarcane...and many more!
400
The textile industry creates:
cloth and things made from cloth (like clothes, curtains, coverings for furniture, etc.)
400
Name the capitals of the following states (in the same order): Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina
Virginia, Charleston, Raleigh, Columbia
400
Why are the "barrier islands", which are the low narrow islands that are near the coast, important in the Southeast?
They help protect the mainland during hurricanes and other storms.
400
Petroleum is another word for:
oil
500
List the states that match these capitals, respectively: Baton Rouge, Little Rock, Nashville, Frankfort
Louisiana, Arkansas, Tennessee, Kentucky
500
Many people everywhere in the USA work in the service industry. These are activities that people do for others in return for payment. List two important services of the Southeast region.
fishing, hotel housekeeping, amusement park ride operator, construction worker, teacher, nurse, police officers, and many more!
500
List the states that match these capitals, respectively: Atlanta, Tallahassee, Montgomery, Jackson
Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi
500
The continent or the part of the continent that is nearest to an island is referred to as the:
mainland
500
A resource that cannot be made again by people or nature is called:
non renewable resource