A landform surrounded on 3 sides by water is called a:
peninsula
100
Someone who makes or sells good is a:
producer
100
WHo were the first people of the South?
Native American Indians
200
Land away from the coast is called the:
interior
200
Someone who buys or uses goods is a:
consumer
200
What continent did the first settlers who came to the South come from?
Europe
300
A triangle-shaped area at the mouth (end) of a river is called a:
delta
300
What is scarcity?
when there is not enough of what people want
300
The Civil War was fought largely in the South. What were they fighting about?
Whether the South should be a separate country with its own laws, such as those allowing slavery
400
Tell 3 facts about the South's climate.
It's warm, moist, and has many storms like hurricanes and tornadoes.
400
Name 3 popular jobs of the South.
furniture making, farming (peanuts, cotton, rice, sugar cane, cattle), clothes making, paper making, coal mining, oil mining, tourism, and transportation
400
In the 1950's, there was a movement which tried to get equal rights for everyone, regardless of their skin color. What was this movement called?
The Civil Rights Movement
500
Explain two ways that the warm climate of the South helps some people to have jobs.
1.Because of the warm climate, many tourists come to the South, giving jobs to tour guides, motel and restaurant workers, and workers in theme parks and other places that do business to tourists.
2. The warm climate helps crops grow, so there are jobs for farmers.
2.
500
Name 5 natural resources of the South.
coal, oil, gas, shellfish, fish, forests, soil for farming
500
What was the name of the law that Abraham Lincoln signed after the Civil War? *must pronounce correctly*