Vocabulary
The Land
The Economy
The Culture
Industry
100
Rivers that flow into the Mississippi
What are tributaries?
100
A landform over 250 million years old and are only 2,000 to 6,000 feet high.
What are the Appalachian Mountains?
100
The world's largest Gulf.
What is the Gulf of Mexico?
100
People flee their cold winter homes for the warm climate of this state.
What is Florida?
100

Trees that are grown for wood are called?

lumber

200
A landform with rick, dark soil at the mouth of the Mississippi River.
What is a delta?
200

What is the large swamp area in southern Florida?

Everglades

200
A popular fruit grown in Florida.
What are Oranges?
200
This city was once a French Colony.
What is New Orleans, Louisiana?
200

What kind of energy is created by falling water?

Hydroelectric power

300
Grassy wetlands that stretch out in all directions.
What are marshes?
300

Name 2 citrus fruits

oranges, lemons, grapefruit, limes

300
This snack food needs months and months of warm days and nights. We eat over two billion pounds a year.
What is peanuts?
300
Many tourists visit the Grand Ole Opry in this city to hear country and bluegrass.
What is Nashville, Tennessee?
300

Who was the Frenchmen who explored the Mississippi River.

Robert LaSalle

400

What business has farming as its main industry?

agribusiness

400
This man led pioneers West in the 1700's

Daniel Boone

400

What native man came up with the Cherokee alphabet?

Sequoia

400
Martin Luther King Jr. was born in Atlanta and has a historical site here.
What is Atlanta, GA?
400

What are the two coasts that help the Southeasts economy?

Atlantic Coast, Gulf of Mexico

500

What is the term given when the Southern states left the United States and declared war.

secession

500

A major river used for transportation. It starts in Minnesota and ends in Louisiana

What is the Mississippi River?

500
Located in the Southeast, one of the world's busiest ports.
What is New Orleans?
500

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