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100
The area in and around the Appalachian Mountains that is known for its rich natural resources, such as coal and dense forests
What is Appalachia?
100
A map that shows you how high the land is
What is an elevation map?
100
A violent storm that forms over the ocean
What is a hurricane?
100
Citrus fruits, such as oranges, lemons, limes, and grapefruits grow well here because of the long growing season.
What is Florida?
100
38% of the nation's supply of these are grown in Georgia.
What are peanuts?
200
The area directly inland from the shore that is very flat and has a very low elevation. It has different kinds of wetlands.
What is the Outer Coastal Plain?
200
The height above sea level
What is elevation?
200
June until the beginning of November, for the Southeast
What is hurricane season?
200
After 1967 it was against the law to hunt these, because they were becoming endangered.
What are alligators?
200
These animals live along the coast of Florida. They are known as "sea cows."
What are manatees?
300
The land that has a slightly higher elevation than the Outer Coastal Plain
What is Inner Coastal Plain?
300
The elevation map in our book uses this to show the average height of the land across the Southeast
What is color?
300
A chain of islands off the coast of Florida
What are the Florida Keys?
300
A huge area of wetlands in southern Florida that is home to about 600 kinds of birds and other animals.
What is the Everglades National Park?
300
Space Shuttle missions lift off from this space center in Florida.
What is the John F. Kennedy Space Center?
400
This area means "foot of the mountain." Its soil is dark brown or reddish and feels like clay.
What is Piedmont?
400
The first thing you should look at in order to read an elevation map
What is the key?
400
The specific name for one islands in the chain of islands off the coast of Florida
What is Key West, Florida?
400
These two places in the Southeast (that we know about from Lesson 1) are home to a wide variety of animals, such as deer and birds.
What are the Coastal Plain and Piedmont?
400
This type of flowering tree grows wild in the Southeast.
What is the magnolia?
500
This marks the boundary between Piedmont and the coastal plains. It is made up of waterfalls.
What is the fall line?
500
In the key, the colors and numbers show us this
What is the range of elevation?
500
A low island
What is a key?
500
Another word for farming
What is agriculture?
500
Many people visit this city in the Southeast to see its historic buildings.
What is Charleston, South Carolina?