Which mineral is valuable because it can be burned for heat?
What is coal
100
The business of growing crops and raising animals is called ___
What is agriculture
100
Where do ships load and unload their goods?
What is a port
100
Tourists are drawn to the Southeast by its _____
What is warm climate
100
A common danger of working in a coal mine is ___
What is a cave-in
200
Any river that flows into another, larger river is called a ____
What is tributary
200
What is the time of the year when the weather is warm enough for crops to grow in a certain place?
What is growing season
200
How does the Aswan High Dam help the people of Egypt?
What is it produces hydroelectric power
200
This crop has the longest growing season.
What is oranges
200
What is a resource found in many southeastern states?
What is coal
300
What is formed when a river deposits soil at the place where it runs into the sea?
What is a delta
300
What is a person traveling on vacation called?
What is a tourist
300
To what body of water does the Mississippi River flow?
What is the Gulf of Mexico
300
Name two cash crops that are important to the southeastern states
What is tobacco, cotton, soybeans, rice, or oranges
300
How is mining today different from mining 100 years ago?
a. it is slower today.
b. technology has improved
c miners use picks and shovels more often
d. it is more dangerous today
What is b. technology has improved
400
All the businesses that make one kind of goods or provide one kind of service is called ___
What is industry
400
What helps control floods by soaking up water?
What is wetlands
400
Electricity from rivers is called ____ _____
What is hydroelectric power
400
What is a crop that is grown to be sold?
What is a cash crop
400
What is a group of workers who push for better working conditions called?
What is a labor union
500
What is the name of all the land that is drained by a river and its tributaries?
What is a river basin
500
This is the place where a river begins
What is source
500
What is the source of the Mississippi River?
What is Lake Itasca, MN
500
Why does the southeast states have a longer growing season than the northeast?
What is they are closer to the equator
500
What is the name of the mountains in which coal is found in the southeast?