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Directions: Answer eah of the following either True or False: 1. The southeast region has more wetlands than any other region in the United States. ______ 2. Florida is the only state in the southeastern region that stays warm enough year-round to allow citrus crops to be raised commercially.

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3. The fall line separates the Peidmont from the coastal plain.

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4. At one time, the Ozark Mountains formed the western boundary of the 13 colonies.

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5. Coal is burned primarily to generate electricity.

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True or False Directions: Answer the following either True or False ______ 1. Roughly two-thirds of the land in the southeastern region is made up of low-lying coastal plains. ______ 2. The Atlantic Coastal Plain rises eastward from the Atlantic Ocean. ______ 3. Wetlands are places that are covered by shallow water for all or part of the year. ______ 4. Acadians were ordered to leave Germany and settled in Louisiana. ______ 5. The Atlantic Coastal Plain is mostly dry desert land. ______ 6. The fall line is where you can easily fall off the edge of a mountain. ______ 7. The early settlers constructed textile mills along the fall line. ______ 8. Raleigh, North Carolina, served as the capital of the Confederate States. ______ 9. The Appalachian Mountains are older than the Sierra Mountains of California. ______10. The Appalachian Mountains are not as tall as the great mountains in the west. Fill in the blanks: 1. Florida's biggest and most important crop is ___________________. 2. Thomas Jefferson designed the capitol building in ________________, Virginia. 3. The ____________________ is the boundary between the Coastal Plain and the Piedmont. 4. The __________________ Mountains spread into Arkansas from the nearby states of Oklahoma and Missouri. 5. Canals with ______________ were created to help lift barges and improve transportation. Map Problem: Directions: Write the following names in the correct places on the map of the Southeast Region. Tennessee (TN) Ozark Mountains Appalachian Mountains citrus crops Arkansas (AR) Gulf of Mexico Louisiana (LA) West Virginia (WV) Alabama (AL)

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Directions: Answer each of the following questions either True or False: 1. The Everglades are in Georgia.

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2. The word "piedmont" means at the " top of the mountain."

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3. In Louisiana, swampy streams are called bayous.

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4. The climate of Virginia is ideal for raising oranges.

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5. The Appalachian Mountains do not reach as far south as Florida. ______

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Crossword Puzzle

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Across: 4. This kind a tree, related to the giant redwood, lives in certain types of swamps. 5. Thomas Jefferson’s home was in this southeastern state. 6. The Everglades are in this southeastern state. 9. This freshwater shellfish is very popular in Louisiana. 10. After the Acadians settled in Louisiana, they were given this name. Down: 1. This fuel is mined in the mountains of West Virginia. 2. These mountains extend from Maine to Alabama. 3. This Georgia crop must be dug up when harvested. 7. These mountains are in Arkansas. 8. This swamp is in both Virginia and North Carolina.

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Timeline and Timeline Activity

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1699 - The Royal French Colony of Louisiana is founded. 1711 - French Canadians found the city of Mobile, Alabama. 1718 - The French found the city of New Orleans. 1732 - England grants a charter for the colony of Georgia. 1763 - France gives Alabama to Great Britain after the French and Indian War. 1769 - First English colonists settle in Tennessee. 1774 - First English colonists settle in Kentucky. 1776 - The Revolutionary War starts. 1783 - The Revolutionary War officially ends. All British colonies in the southeast will soon become U.S. states. 1792 - Kentucky statehood. 1796 - Tennessee statehood. 1801 - Thomas Jefferson inaugurated President. 1809 - Abraham Lincoln born in Kentucky. 1828 - Chesapeake and Ohio Canal begun. 1829 - Andrew Jackson inaugurated President. 1861 - Lincoln inaugurated President. Civil war starts in Charleston, South Carolina. 1865 - The Civil War ends.

Timeline Activity By looking at the Timeline, fill in the correct year: 1. Abraham Lincoln was born in ________. 2. The Civil War began in ________. 3. The Civil War ended in ________. 4. The Revolutionary War began in _______. 5. The first English colonists settled in Kentucky in _______. © 2004 Ancient Lights Educational Media Published and Distributed by United Learning All rights to print materials cleared for classroom duplication and distribution.

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Vocabulary List

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Acadians - French-speaking people forced to leave eastern Canada in the 1700s who settled in Louisiana.

coastal plain - A general term for flat, low-lying land arising along a coast.

agriculture - Raising crops; producing food.

colony - An area that is controlled by a distant country.

allegiance - Swearing an oath to support and defend a government.

Confederacy - The 11 southern states (Virginia, North Caroline, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas, Arkansas, and Tennessee) that broke away from the United States in 1860-61.

Appalachian Mountains - The largest mountain system in the southeast region that runs from Maine to Alabama. Atlantic Coastal Plain - A large area of mostly flat land that rises from the coastline of the Atlantic Ocean.

continent - One of the seven main land areas on Earth; the seven continents are Asia, North America, South America, Africa, Antarctica, Europe, and Australia.

baldcypress trees - Trees that live in cypress swamps (they are relatives of the giant redwoods of California).

crawfish - A freshwater shellfish that looks like a small lobster.

bayou - The name given to swampy waterways in certain areas of the south.

cypress swamp - A type of swamp where many baldcypress trees are found.

barge - A large, flat-bottomed boat that is towed to transport freight.

deciduous trees - Trees that lose their leaves in autumn.

barrier islands - Low, narrow, sandy islands found along most of the Atlantic Coast, just a short distance from the mainland.

delta - The fan-shaped piece of land, usually filled with many water channels found at the mouths of many rivers; deltas are created from soil that has been carried downstream by the river.

bay - A body of water partly surrounded by land that opens into a larger body of water.

Dismal Swamp - A large, swampy area located between North Carolina and Virginia.

Blue Ridge Mountains - A range of the Appalachian Mountains that runs from eastern Virginia to northern Georgia.

elevation - The altitude or height of land above sea level.

border - The dividing line between two states or countries.

fall line - A line that can be drawn where the Piedmont meets the coastal plain; rivers form waterfalls and rapids along the fall line.

boundary - The outermost limit of a state or country. Cajuns - Descendants of the Acadians from Canada who developed a unique style of building, music, cooking, and a French dialect still evident in parts of Louisiana today. Chesapeake and Ohio Canal - A canal begun in 1828 intended to link the Chesapeake Bay to the Ohio River. Civil War - A war between the Confederate States, which withdrew from the Union of States, and the other states of the Union (1861-1865). climate - The temperature, rain, snowfall, wind, etc., that are common in a certain region. coal - A rock-like fuel material created from the ancient remains of living things.

Everglades - A huge, swampy area of southern Florida.

fertile land - Land good for raising crops. Florida Keys - A chain of small coral islands just to the south of the Florida peninsula that extend 150 miles to the southwest. Fort Harrod - Old frontier outpost in Kentucky found in 1774. geography - The study of the Earth. Geographers map how the Earth's land, waters, and political boundaries are arranged, as well as how its forests, animals, human beings, and crops, etc., are distributed. Great Smoky Mountains - A range of the Blue Ridge Mountains noted for its hazy vistas.

coast - The land that is next to the sea.

Gulf of Mexico - The large body of water that lies to the west of the Florida peninsula.

coastline - The outermost edge of the land along the coast.

Gulf Coast - The coastal areas along the Gulf of Mexico.

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island - A body of land that is surrounded by water.

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Jackson, Andrew - The seventh U.S. (1829-1837) President who owned a cotton plantation near Nashville, Tennessee.

salt marsh - A coastal marshland with few if any trees composed mostly of salt tolerant grass (salt grass).

Vocabulary List

Jefferson, Thomas - Third U.S. President (1801-1809). Lincoln, Abraham - Sixteenth U.S. President (18611865). locks - Compartments in canals used for raising or lowering boats. log cabin - A small house made out of logs. lowland - An area of land that is lower than a nearby area. mainland - The principal landmass of a continent or any large area of land near a body of water. map - A flat representation of Earth or of a certain place on the Earth. There are many different types of maps. For example, a road map shows roads, cities, towns, and places of interest. A political map can show the borders between countries and states. A physical map can show such things as mountains, rivers, oceans, deserts, and swamps, while a population map shows how many people live in certain areas. Mississippi River - The longest river in the United States. mountain system - High elevation lands in a certain area that are all connected together. mountain range - Branches of mountains within a mountain system. Native Americans - The people who lived in North and South America before Europeans arrived. Okefenokee Swamp - A large, swampy area located between Georgia and Florida. Ozark Mountains - Rounded, tree-covered mountains of low elevation found in Arkansas, Missouri, and Oklahoma. peninsula - An elongated piece of land that extends into a body of water. plantation - A large farm. Piedmont - A word that means "foot of the mountain." region - An area of land with a particular boundary; for example, the United States is usually divided into five or seven regions. Revolutionary War - America's War for Independence

saw grass - A tall grass found in abundance in the Everglades. sea level - The average level of the ocean's surface between low and high tide, which is used as a zero point when measuring land elevation. shellfish - Edible water-dwelling creatures, such as clams, oysters, lobsters, crawfish, and shrimp, with hard outer parts. split-rail fence - An old-fashioned type of fence built by stacking long strips of wood split from logs in a zigzag pattern. sugar cane - A tall, grass-like plant from which sugar is obtained. swamp - A lowland area that is covered with water for all or part of the year. tide - Tides occur due to the gravitational pull of the sun and moon and result in predictable daily changes in water level of the oceans. At low tide, the edge of the water is farther out than at high tide. tropical - Refers to hot moist regions of the Earth near the equator. tropics - The hot regions near the equator. wetlands - Swampy areas. Vocabulary Activity: Directions: By consulting the vocabulary list find the correct word (or words) to fill in the blank. 1. The southeast region has more ______________ than any other region in the United States, such as the _________, ____________, and ___________ Swamps. 2. A special geographical feature called the __________ is the boundary that separates the _______________ and the Piedmont. 3. The _____________________ are not as tall as the mountains in the west, though they are much older and are covered with ________________ hardwood trees. 4. _______________, the seventh President of the United Sates, lived on a _______________ ___________ in Nashville, Tennessee. 5. A ___________________ map is a useful resource for identifying mountain ranges, rivers, and ____________.

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Vocabulary Art

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Directions: Draw the following items. Be sure to label your georgraphy drawings to show the parts that are land and water.

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coastal plains

sugar cane

log cabin

crawfish

cypress swamp

navigational lock

fall line

deciduous tree

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Map Exercise

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On the map of the United States (Blackline Master #7b) do the following: 1. Draw an arrow to the Appalachian Mountains in the southeast region. 2. Label the Ozark Mountain region of Arkansas. 3. Outline and label the Piedmont area. 4. Label the five "Piedmont capitals." 5. Label the Fall Line. 6. Label a state famous for raising horses. 7. Label a state famous for raising peanuts and peaches. 8. Draw a line and label what was once the western boundary of the 13 colonies in the southeast region. 9. Label a state famous for raising tomatoes and oranges. 10. Label the Dismal Swamp, the Everglades, and Okefenokee Swamp.

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Map of the United States

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