1. The Southeast Region Ch. 5 Trivia Questions

2. Of the twelve states in the Southeast, only four are inland. Name the four.

3. West Virginia Arkansas Kentucky Tennessee

4. One state in the Southeast Region borders both the Atlantic Ocean and The Gulf of Mexico. Name that state.

5. Florida

6. What river forms part of the boundary between Mississippi and the states of Arkansas and Louisiana?

7. Mississippi River

8. The Ohio River is a tributary of what large river?

9. Mississippi River

10. The Mississippi River empties into what large body of water?

11. Gulf of Mexico

12. Which state in the Southeast Region is especially famous for oranges?

13. Florida

14. What natural disaster tends to occur in the Southeast Region?

15. hurricanes

16. Which state in the Southeast Region is a peninsula?

17. Florida

18. What mountain range runs through parts of the Southeast Region?

19. Appalachian Mountains

20. Name the three major landforms of the Southeast Region.

21. Atlantic Coastal Plain Appalachian Mountains Piedmont

22. The Southeast Region’s Blue Ridge Mountains and Great Smoky Mountains are both part of what large mountain chain?

23. Appalachian Mountains

24. The term “Piedmont” is a French term. What is the literal translation of the word?

25. “foot of the mountain”

26. In the Southeast Region, what landform lies between the Appalachian Mountains and the Coastal Plain?

27. the Piedmont

28. In the Southeast Region, what is the term for the rolling hills that lie between the Appalachian Mountains and the Coastal Plain?

29. the Piedmont

30. What is the name of the string of islands that extend from the tip of Florida into the Gulf of Mexico?

31. Florida Keys

32. The Piedmont area lies between what two major landforms in the Southeast Region?

33. Appalachian Mountains Atlantic Coastal Plain

34. The islands that make up the Florida Keys have been connected by what man-made structures?

35. causeways

36. The Mississippi River flows from what direction and toward what direction?

37. from the north, toward the south

38. True or False: the climate of the Southeast Region and Hawaii are similar, because both are rainy and warm.

39. true

40. Which best describes the climate of the Southeast Region: warm and dry warm and rainy cool and moist

41. warm and rainy

42. In southern Florida, crops can be grown 365 days of the year. Why?

43. There is hardly ever any frost to kill the plants.

44. A crop that needs a great deal of water grows near the Mississippi River. Name that crop.

45. rice

46. What is the term for “an orchard of orange trees”?

47. orange grove

48. Why was the Southeast Region once known as “The Land of Cotton”?

49. For almost 100 years, cotton was the chief crop in the region.

50. What happened to soil in the Southeast Region that was planted over and over with cotton?

51. The soil became worn out. There were no minerals left.

52. What popular food from the Southeast Region was once thought only good enough for hogs to eat?

53. peanuts

54. Why was George Washington Carver important to farmers in the Southeast Region?

55. By discovering many uses f or the peanut plant, he made it an important crop for farmers to raise.

56. What is a term similar to “specialty crop”?

57. cash crop

58. Tobacco is a big cash crop in what area of the Southeast Region?

59. the Piedmont

60. What is raised in a poultry house?

61. Poultry: birds raised for food Examples: chickens, ducks, turkeys

62. True or False: George Washington Carver, famous scientist, was born a slave.

63. True

64. How did George Washington Carver become an orphan?

65. His father died in an accident, and his mother was kidnapped.

66. When George Washington Carver was a child, why didn’t he go to school?

67. Because he was an African- American, he was not allowed to attend school.

68. Even though many people offered George Washington Carver good jobs at high pay, he refused them. Why?

69. He wanted to stay at the Tuskegee Institute, in order to help other African-Americans.

70. When George Washington Carver died in 1943, a national monument was built to remember him. What was unusual about this event?

71. It was the very first national monument in America to honor an African-American citizen.

72. Why are fish and shellfish major products of the Southeast Region?

73. Fish and shellfish are abundant, because rivers that empty into the bays carry tiny plants that are food for them.

74. What is a textile mill?

75. a factory where fabric is made

76. What is the difference between natural fibers and synthetic fibers?

77. Natural fibers are grown. Synthetic fibers are created from chemicals.

78. Name two examples of natural fibers. Where does each come from?

79. cotton: from the cotton plant wool: the fur from sheep or other animal

80. What is a common length of time that trees grow on a tree farm before they are harvested?

81. 20 years (pine)

82. Lumber from tree farms in the Southeast Region is used mainly for what two purposes?

83. paper (from wood pulp) furniture

84. What is the term for the places where rivers fall right off the edge of the Piedmont onto the plain?

85. fall line

86. Name two products of the petrochemical industry.

87. plastic goods fertilizer paint antifreeze insect sprays medicines

88. The initials TVA stand for a project that built dozens of dams along the Tennessee River. What do these initials stand for?

89. Tennessee Valley Authority

90. Dams have large machines that create electricity when water is forced through them. What are these machines called?

91. turbines

92. What is the term for electricity produced by the power of rapidly moving water?

93. hydroelectricity

94. Why did Atlanta, Georgia become an important center for railroad transportation?

95. It is at the southern end of the Appalachian Mountains.

96. What is the term for the lake that forms when a dam holds back a river?

97. reservoir

98. Which city in the Southeast Region was host to the 1996 Summer Olympics?

99. Atlanta, Georgia

100. New York City is our busiest port. What city is the second busiest port?

101. New Orleans

102. What city in the Southeast Region was known as “the Paris of America”?

103. New Orleans

104. Why was New Orleans known as “the Paris of America”?

105. It looked like Paris, France.

106. The area known as “the French Quarter” is part of what city?

107. New Orleans

108. New Orleans is famous for a holiday celebration that takes place each February. What is that holiday?

109. Mardi Gras

110. Miami, Florida grew very large in the late 1800s. Why?

111. It was at the end of a railroad line that ran along the Atlantic coast.

112. What is the term for a bridge made by building up earth in strips until it is above water.

113. causeway

114. What is the name for the large swamp in southern Florida?

115. the Everglades

116. What is the term for low, spongy land often covered with water?

117. swamp

118. What place in Florida is the most popular tourist attraction in the United States?

119. Walt Disney World

120. What is the name of the place in Florida that is the launching place for American astronauts?

121. Cape Canaveral

122. What state in the Southeast Region has North America’s only public diamond mine?

123. Arkansas

124. Which state has more thunderstorms than any other state?

125. Florida

126. The United States government keeps its supply of gold at Fort Knox, in which state?

127. Kentucky

128. What famous American did research on peanuts at the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama?

129. George Washington Carver

130. Which state has the Mississippi River as its entire eastern border?

131. Arkansas

132. Which state borders both the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico?

133. Florida

134. Which two states in the Southeast Region have the Ohio River as boundaries?

135. West Virginia Kentucky

136. Which state is America’s leading manufacturer of furniture?

137. North Carolina

138. One Southeast Region state shares a border with more states than any other in the US. What is that state?

139. Tennessee

140. Which state’s capital is known as “the home of American country music”?

141. Tennessee (Nashville)

142. End Chapter 5: Southeast Region TRIVIA QUESTIONS