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French settlers who settled in Louisiana.
Cajuns
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Name some people who were leaders in the Civil Rights movement...
- Martin Luther King, Jr.
- Ralph Abernathy
- Rosa Parks
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The most important crop in this region in the 1800's.
Cotton
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The journey the Native Americans were forced to take to Oklahoma so the early settlers could have their land.
Trail of Tears
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Tourists who came to the Southeast Region to escape the cold.
Snowbird
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African immigrants came to this region against their will to become _________.
slaves
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After the Civil War ended in 1860 the African Americans still had this problem in the south, what was it?
They were discriminated against.
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What is the oldest settlement in this country where Spanish explorers settled?
St. Augustine
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Describe the climate in most of the Southeast states.
Warm or hot summers and mild winters.
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Name the Native American tribes that settled in this area.
- Creek,
- Cherokee
- Seminole
- Choctaw
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A factory which turns crude oil into useful products such as heating oil, gasoline, plastic, and paint.
Refinery
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A form of language spoken in a certain place by a specific group of people.
Dialect
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The practice of keeping racial groups separate.
Segregation
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A Virginian settlement set up by English explorers in 1607.
Jamestown
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Name 3 leading crops grown in this area today.
- Any of these will do...
- cotton
- tobacco
- sweet potatoes
- peaches
- pecans
- oranges
- peanuts
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Name 3 different kinds of music this region is known for...
- Any 3 of these will do...
- jazz
- bluegrass
- blues
- zydeco
- rock n roll
- soul
- country
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A wall built along a river to keep it from overflowing onto the land.
Levee
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A fuel, commonly called oil, that forms underground from dead plants.
Petroleum
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An island formed when the ocean waves drop lots of sand near the coast line. The natural occurrence acts like a wall protecting the mainland from waves.
Barrier
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Name 2 important industries in this area today.
- Any of the following will do...
- electronics,
- computers
- paper factories
- furniture factories
- car factories
- soft drinks factories
- tourism
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Resources that are easy to reproduce or grow back quickly like...trees, water, wind, cotton, tobacco, and other plants.
Renewable Resources
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Resources that are available in limited supply and cannot be reproduced like coal, oil, and gas.
Nonrenewable Resources
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Land with very high elevations
Mountains
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Two large bodies of water found outlining this region.
Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico
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An island made from bones or coral which rises above the ocean surface.
Keys
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This island is from underground rocks pushing together and being force upwards.
Puerto Rico
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The second longest river in North America.
Mississippi River
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How many levels of land are found in this region?
3 levels
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The lowland by the coast line with fertile soil for farming.
Coastal plain
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The land containing few hills and is located just above the coastal plain.
Piedmont or foothills
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Areas of lowland with lots of rain.
Wetlands or swamps
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The highest point in the Appalachian Mountains found in North Carolina.
Mount Mitchell
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What is a peninsula?
Land with water on 3 sides
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Which Southeast state is a peninsula?
Florida
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The capital of Mississippi
Jackson
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The capital of Georgia
Atlanta
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The capital of North Carolina
Releigh
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The capital of Alabama
Montgomery
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The capital of Florida
Tallahassee
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The capital of South Carolina
Columbia
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The capital of West Virginia
Charleston
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The capital of Tennessee
Nashville
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The capital of Virginia
Richmond
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The capital of Kentucky
Frankfort
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The capital of Arkansas
Little Rock
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The capital of Louisiana
Baton Rouge
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