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Vocabulary Match the descriptions with the correct terms. (8 points)

Key Concepts Choose the letter of the correct answer. (60 points)

5.Describe the land of the piedmont in the Southeast region.A rolling hills covered with forestsB pastures of bluegrass used to raise livestockC wetlands with swamps, marshes, and bogsD flat land that stretches inland along the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico

6.How did the gospel music of the South become popular across the country?F Louis Armstrong made gospel music popular.GMusicians played the music in Memphis and Nashville.H Radio programs broadcast gospel music beginning in the 1920s.I Musicians played it in New Orleans.

7.Which body of water forms the eastern edge of the Southeast region?A Ohio RiverB Mississippi RiverC Atlantic OceanD Gulf of Mexico

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1. part of the year when temperatures are warm enough for crops to grow

2.horses, pigs, sheep, and cattle that are raised on a farm

3.high land at the foot of the Appalachian Mountains

4.a large farm or estate

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Aplantation

B piedmont

C livestock

Dgrowing season

Chapter 6 Test A (1 of 5) Regions:TheSoutheast

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8.How does the National Weather Service help people living near a river prepare for a flood?F The National Weather Service alerts people when the river rises.GThe National Weather Service alerts people when winds reach 74 miles per hour. H The National Weather Service builds levees along rivers.I The National Weather Service helps people evacuate from flooded areas.

9.Why is the growing season long in the Southeast region?A The warm climate makes the growing season long.B The growing season is long because the Southeast has miles of coastline.C The growing season is long because farmers can work outside longer in the Southeast

region.D The growing season is long because crops grown in the Southeast can survive in colder

temperatures.

10.When European explorers arrived in the Southeast what technology did they have that Native American groups did not?F horsesGknowledge of the land of the SoutheastH farmingI guns and steel armor

11.This city started as a railroad center in the 1830s. Today, it is the home of the busiest airport in the world.A Chapel HillB New OrleansC AtlantaD Charleston

12.How did the economy of Birmingham, Alabama, change in recent years?F Birmingham’s economy has been based on the service industry since the Civil War.GBirmingham moved from an economy based on steel to one based on medical

research and banking.H Birmingham moved from an economy based on agriculture to one based on tourism.I Birmingham moved from an economy based on agriculture to one based on steel.



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13.Where do most alligators live in the Southeast region?A wetlands, rivers, and canals in Florida and LouisianaB barrier islands near North CarolinaC the Bluegrass region in KentuckyD the rolling hills of the piedmont in Georgia

14.Zora Neale Hurston is a famous Southern writer. What subject does she cover in her books?F the industrial revolutionGa fictional world in MississippiH the history of music in the SouthI the African American experience

15.Why is the Coastal Plain an ideal place for farming in the Southeast?A Many of the crops, including sugar cane and peanuts, grow well in cold climates.B The land is flat, temperatures are warm, and there is a lot of rainfall.C The land is flat and there is not a lot of rainfall.D The rolling hills of the Coastal Plain are covered with trees.

16.What was the MAIN conflict between the North and South during the Civil War?F the Emancipation ProclamationG the election of President Abraham LincolnH the conflict over slaveryI the conflict over land that belonged to Native American groups

Critical Thinking Write your answers in the space provided. (32 points)

17.Explain how a hurricane forms. How does a hurricane affect the land and water in states directly in its path?



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Use the map to answer question 18.

18.According to the map, which fossil fuels are found in Arkansas? Explain how a fossil fuel develops. Is a fossil fuel renewable or nonrenewable?

19.Describe two ways life has changed for people in the Southeast region since the end of the Civil War.

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The Southeast, Energy Resources

KEYCoalHydroelectricpowerNatural gasOil


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20.Look at the map. Which cities in the Southeast region developed along the fall line in the Southeast region? Describe how the fall line is formed.


Louisiana

Arkansas

Mississippi

Alabama

Georgia

Florida

SouthCarolina

Tennessee

Kentucky Virginia

WestVirginia

NorthCarolina

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BatonRouge

LittleRock

JacksonMontgomery

Atlanta

Nashville Raleigh

Columbia

Tallahassee

FrankfortCharleston Richmond

Miami

New Orleans

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The Southeast, Political

KEYSoutheast regionFall lineState capital

Use the map to answer question 20.


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