States/Capitals
What is the capital of Florida?
Tallahassee
In North Carolina, there are farms that grow only ___________ trees.
Christmas
What type of tribes lived in the Southeast for thousands of years?
Native Americans
How many states are in the SE region?
12
The Kennedy Space Center is located in which SE state?
Florida
What is the capital of Tennessee?
Nashville
What *very shiny* natural resource can be found in Arkansas?
Diamonds!
What year did the first European arrive in the southeast?
1513
Hurricane season is from _____-____.
June-November
The Wright Brothers National Memorial is located in which SE state?
North Carolina
What is the capital of Georgia?
Atlanta
Why are many government jobs found in Virginia?
It is located close to Washington D.C.
What types of things were the first Europeans looking for when they arrived in the Southeast?
Gold, other riches, or "the mythical fountain of youth"
When is the most favorable growing season for SE farmers?
The long, warm summers
The Cumberland Gap is located at the _______-________ border. (Which two states?)
Kentucky-Virginia
What is the capital of Virgina?
Richmond
What is the reason many businesses relocated to the Southeast?
Why did many of the new colonies fail? Name at least one reason.
Disease, starvation, fighting
The Gulf of Mexico
How many different space shuttles have launched from the Kentucky Space center? **Bonus 100 points for each one you can name!!!
6 (Enterprise, Challenger, Columbia, Discovery, Atlantis, and Endeavor)
What is the capital of Louisiana?
Baton Rouge
What is the name of the area in North Carolina where very important scientific research is done?
The Research Triangle
Name TWO of the Native American tribes who first settled in the Southeast.
Mississippian Mound Builders, Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Creek, or Seminole
Name THREE types of crops the Southeast is known for growing.
Cotton, tobacco, peaches, melons, soybeans, peanuts, oranges, or rice.
In 1775, who explored the path and widened it so wagons could get through the Cumberland Gap?
Daniel Boone