The Southeast Region

States of the Southeast

100

How many states are in the Southeast region?

12

200

Which state is the Kennedy Space Center located in?

Florida

300

This state is know as "Musical Memphis _________________________"

Tennessee

400

When English settlers came to the United states, which state did they arrive at first?

Virginia

500

Name any three states in the Southeast that the Appalachian Mountains run through.

West Virginia

North Carolina

South Carolina

Georgia

Resources & Products of the Southeast

100

This is another word that is used for oil

Petroleum

200

What is the mineral found in mines that can be used to heat homes or produce electricity?

Coal

300

What is the natural resource that is grown on a plantation?

Cotton

400

What is the word used for an organized economic activity connected with production of particular products?

Industry

500

What is the gooey substance that wood is ground into at a sawmill in order to make paper?

Pulp

Southeast Climate & Weather

100

What words best describe the climate of the Southeast?

a. Very dry and hot

b. Mild climate, usually warm and sunny

c. Cool in the winters and hot in the summers

b. Mild climate, usually warm and sunny

200

What are the two types of dangerous and powerful storms common in the Southeast?

Tornadoes and hurricanes

300

What is the nickname given to Florida because of it's sunny and mild weather?

The Sunbelt

400

The severe storm known as Hurricane Andrew hit in what year?

1992

500

What is the other form dangerous weather, other than tropical storms, that affects the Southeast region?

Floods

Capitals of the Southeast

100

I am the capital of Florida.

Tallahassee

200

I am the capital of Mississippi.

Jackson

300

I am the capital of Tennessee.

Nashville

400

I am the capital of North Carolina.

Raleigh

500

I am the capital of Virginia.

Richmond

Hodge Podge

100

What is the word given to a low area of land covered by water at least part of the year?

Swamp

200

What are the people who travel to Florida to visit called?

Tourists

300

If I were in New Orleans listening to music that uses  primarily trumpets and saxophones, what music would this be?

a. Band Music

b. Bluegrass Music

c. Jazz Music

c. Jazz Music

400

The quilter's of Gee's Bend live in what state?

Alabama

500

What is the area of low and rolling hills at the bottom of the Appalachian Mountains called?

a. The fall line

b. The Piedmont

c. The floodplain

b. The Piedmont