Vocabulary
Land and Climate
Resources and Economy
People of the South
Oddball questions
100
_________ uses workers, resources, and equipment to make products.
What is a Producer
100
Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida border which large body of water?
What is the Gulf of Mexico
100
Producers set ______ for their products. This helps to determine how much money they will profit.
What are Prices
100
These were large farms that grew mainly one crop.
What is a Plantation
100
How many states make up the Southern Region?
What is 14
200
A ________ buys and uses products made by a producer.
What is a consumer
200
Which ocean borders the Southern region?
What is The Atlantic Ocean
200
Water, People and Machines all work together to make water move through a dam and create electricity. Which of those three is an example of capitol resource? Which is a Natural Resource?
Capitol Resource- Machines Natural Resource-Water Human Resource-People working
200
What were Africans called that were brought over on ships from Africa and forced to work on plantations?
Who are Slaves
200
Who taught settlers how to grow crops?
Who are American Indians
300
________ means there are not enough resources to provide a product or service that people want.
What is Scarcity
300
Describe the climate in the Southern region
The South tends to be warmer and moister compared to other regions.
300
Can a Consumer be a producer and a producer be a consumer?
YES :-) Teacher can explain....
300
Which 2 European countries established the first colonies in the South?
Who are Spain and England
300
Where was the first permanent English colony established?
What is Jamestown, Virginia
400
These are the rights that every citizen has by law.
What are Civil Rights
400
Explain what happens during a hurricane
Hurricanes bring strong winds, heavy rains, and large ocean waves. They may cause a lot of damage.
400
There are 4 major resources that people in the south grow-what are 2 of these?
What are Peanuts, Cotton, Rice and Sugar Cane
400
The Civil war was a war against slavery. It was between the _______ and the ________. One group wanted slavery to end, while the other group wanted to keep slavery.
What is the North and the South
400
This is the largest River that runs in the South
What is the Mississippi
500
If someone refuses to do business with a person or company, what are they doing?
What is boycotting
500
Plants and animals have adapted to the climate in the South. What does it mean to adapt?
To change in order to better fit into an environment.
500
Pretend you created a lemonade stand in your neighborhood. Explain who would be the producers and consumers in this scenario.
Consumers are those purchasing the lemonade. Producers are those who made it.
500
Who won the Civil War? This resulted in the freeing of over 4 million enslaved people.
What is the North (also known as the Union)
500
Give an example of a group of people who fought for their civil rights.
Who are...Women, Latinos, Africans, Indians, etc.