Upper South
Lower South
The South
Vocabulary
Miscellaneous
100

You can hunt for diamonds in this state.

Arkansas

100

You can find a lot of cattle ranches in this Lower South state.

Texas

100

Cajun and zydeco music are popular in this state.

Louisiana

100

Examples of this are Cuban Americans, Puerto Ricans, Seminole Indians, and African Americans who live in Florida.

ethnic groups

100

The exchange of information

communication

200

This city is considered to be a busy transportation hub of the Upper South.

Memphis, TN

200

The discovery of this natural resource caused Houston's population to greatly increase.

oil

200

You can find the home of Elvis Presley in this city and state.

Memphis, Tennessee

200

Carefully studying medicine and new forms of communication would be an example of this.

research

200

The Johnson Space Center is located in this city.

Houston

300

Textiles and this are two major industries in the Upper South.

making furniture

300

The only state in the Lower South that does not have a coastline is this.

Oklahoma

300

This state is known for producing a lot of coal.

West Virginia

300

Memphis is an example of this because of its busy transportation.

hub

300

Country music lovers flock to this city.

Nashville

400

Farmers grow and sell cotton, rice and this major crop.

tobacco

400

The world's biggest medical center in the biggest state is found in this city.

Houston

400

This is where about 45,000 people in the Upper South explore new ideas in medicine and technology.

Triangle Research Park

400

The business of carrying people or goods.

transportation

400

This city is known for making more than half of the furniture sold in the United States

High Point, NC

500

Name the six states of the Upper South.

Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia, Arkansas, North Carolina, and West Virginia.

500

Scientists in Louisiana study this.

pollution

500

The oldest section of this city is also known as "The French Quarter."

New Orleans

500

Many people in Houston live in these areas that are mapped out ahead of time.

planned communities

500

This is the name given to the home of George Washington

Mount Vernon