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

a slave.

True

How did George

Washington Carver become

an orphan?

His father died in an accident, and his mother

was kidnapped.

When George Washington

Carver was a child, why

didn’t he go to school?

Because he was an African-American, he was not

allowed to attend school.

Even though many people

offered George Washington

Carver good jobs at high

pay, he refused them.

Why?

He wanted to stay at the

Tuskegee Institute, in order

to help other African-

Americans.

When George Washington

Carver died in 1943, a

national monument was

built to remember him.

What was unusual about

this event?

It was the very first

national monument in

America to honor an

African-American citizen.

Why are fish and shellfish

major products of the

Southeast Region?

Fish and shellfish are

abundant, because rivers

that empty

into the bays carry tiny

plants that are food for

them.

What is a textile mill?

a factory where fabric is made

What is the difference

between natural fibers and

synthetic fibers?

Natural fibers are grown.

Synthetic fibers are created

from chemicals.

Name two examples of

natural fibers. Where does

each

come from?

cotton: from the cotton

plant

wool: the fur from sheep or

other animal

What is a common length

of time that trees grow

on a tree farm before

they are harvested?

20 years(pine)

Lumber from tree farms

in the Southeast Region

is used mainly for what

two purposes?

paper (from wood pulp)

furniture

What is the term for the

places where rivers fall

right off

the edge of the Piedmont

onto the plain?

fall line

Name two products of the

petrochemical industry.

plastic goodsfertilizer

paintantifreeze

insect spraysmedicines

The initials TVA stand for a

project that built dozens of

dams along the Tennessee

River. What do these

initials stand for?

Tennessee Valley Authority

Dams have large machines

that create electricity when

water is forced through

them. What are these

machines called?

turbines

What is the term for

electricity produced

by the power of

rapidly moving water?

hydroelectricity

Why did Atlanta, Georgia

become an important

center

for railroad transportation?

It is at the southern end of

the Appalachian Mountains.

What is the term for

the lake that forms when

a dam holds back a river?

reservoir

Which city in the

Southeast Region was host

to the 1996

Summer Olympics?

Atlanta, Georgia

New York City is our

busiest port. What city

is the second busiest port?

New Orleans

What city in the

Southeast Region was

known as “the Paris of

America”?

New Orleans

Why was New Orleans

known as “the Paris of

America”?

It looked like Paris, France.

The area known as “the

French Quarter” is part of

what city?

New Orleans

New Orleans is famous for

a holiday celebration that

takes place each February.

What is that holiday?

Mardi Gras

Miami, Florida grew very

large in the late 1800s.

Why?

It was at the end of

a railroad line that ran

along the Atlantic coast.

What is the term for

a bridge made by building

up earth in strips until

it is above water.

causeway

What is the name for the large swamp in southern

Florida?

the Everglades

What is the term for

low, spongy land

often covered with water?

swamp

What place in Florida

is the most popular tourist

attraction in the United

States?

Walt Disney World

What is the name of the

place in Florida that is the

launching place for

American astronauts?

Cape Canaveral

What state in the Southeast

Region has North America’s

only public diamond mine?

Arkansas

Which state has more

thunderstorms than

any other state?

Florida

The United States

government keeps its

supply of gold at

Fort Knox, in which state?

Kentucky

What famous American

did research on peanuts

at the Tuskegee Institute

in Alabama?

George Washington Carver

Which state has the

Mississippi River as its

entire eastern border?

Arkansas

Which state borders both

the Atlantic Ocean and

the Gulf of Mexico?

Florida

Which two states in the

Southeast Region have the

Ohio River as boundaries?

West VirginiaKentucky

Which state is America’s

leading manufacturer

of furniture?

North Carolina

One Southeast Region state

shares a border with more

states than any other in the

US. What is that state?

Tennessee

Which state’s capital

is known as “the home of

American country music”?

Tennessee(Nashville)

End

Chapter 5: Southeast

Region

TRIVIA QUESTIONS