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The Southeast Region
Ch. 5 Trivia Questions
Of the twelve states in the
Southeast, only four are
inland. Name the four.
West VirginiaArkansasKentucky
Tennessee
One state in the
Southeast Region borders
both the Atlantic Ocean
and The Gulf of Mexico.
Name that state.
Florida
What river forms part of
the boundary between
Mississippi and the states
of Arkansas and Louisiana?
Mississippi River
The Ohio River is a tributary
of what large river?
Mississippi River
The Mississippi River
empties into what large
body of water?
Gulf of Mexico
Which state in the
Southeast Region is
especially famous for
oranges?
Florida
What natural disaster
tends to occur in
the Southeast Region?
hurricanes
Which state in the
Southeast Region is a
peninsula?
Florida
What mountain range
runs through parts of the
Southeast Region?
Appalachian Mountains
Name the three major
landforms of the
Southeast Region.
Atlantic Coastal Plain
Appalachian Mountains
Piedmont
The Southeast Region’s
Blue Ridge Mountains and
Great Smoky Mountains are
both part of what large
mountain chain?
Appalachian Mountains
The term “Piedmont” is a
French term. What is the
literal translation of the
word?
“foot of the mountain”
In the Southeast Region,
what landform lies between
the Appalachian Mountains
and the Coastal Plain?
the Piedmont
In the Southeast Region,
what is the term for the
rolling hills that lie between
the Appalachian Mountains
and the Coastal Plain?
the Piedmont
What is the name of the
string of islands that
extend from the tip of
Florida
into the Gulf of Mexico?
Florida Keys
The Piedmont area
lies between what two
major landforms in the
Southeast Region?
Appalachian Mountains
Atlantic Coastal Plain
The islands that make up
the Florida Keys have been
connected by what
man-made structures?
causeways
The Mississippi River flows
from what direction and
toward what direction?
from the north, toward the south
True or False: the climate
of the Southeast Region
and Hawaii are similar,
because both are rainy and
warm.
true
Which best describes the climate of the
Southeast Region:
warm and drywarm and rainycool and moist
warm and rainy
In southern Florida,
crops can be grown
365 days of the year. Why?
There is hardly ever any
frost to kill the plants.
A crop that needs a great
deal of water grows near
the Mississippi River.
Name that crop.
rice
What is the term for
“an orchard of orange
trees”?
orange grove
Why was the Southeast
Region once known as
“The Land of Cotton”?
For almost 100 years,
cotton was the chief crop
in the region.
What happened to soil in
the Southeast Region
that was planted
over and over with cotton?
The soil became worn out.
There were no minerals left.
What popular food from the
Southeast Region was once
thought only good enough
for hogs to eat?
peanuts
Why was George
Washington Carver
important to farmers
in the Southeast Region?
By discovering many uses f
or the peanut plant,
he made it an important
crop for farmers to raise.
What is a term similar to
“specialty crop”?
cash crop
Tobacco is a big cash crop in what area of
the Southeast Region?
the Piedmont
What is raised in a
poultry house?
Poultry: birds raised for
food
Examples: chickens, ducks,
turkeys
True or False: George Washington Carver, famous scientist, was born