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27 Cards in this Set
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plantation
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a huge farm where tobacco, cotton, and rice were the main crops grown
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Along the Coast they plain is almost at ___________.
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sea level
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List 4 special services of the Southeast region
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tourism
entertainment recreation services for retired people |
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List some natural features found on the Coastal Plain in the Southeast region.
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low, flat land
rivers forests coastal marshes |
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List 3 good things that the Coastal Plains offer farmers in the southeast.
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flat land
a long growing season plenty of rain |
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List 5 important crops of the southeast.
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citrus fruit
sugarcane rice peanuts cotton |
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List 5 animals Coastal Plain farmers raise.
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beef cattle
dairy cattle hogs chickens turkeys |
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growing season
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the time when the weather is warm enough for plants to grow
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marsh
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low wetland where cattails, tall grasses and other similar plants grow
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In 1607, _________ was the first permanent English colony built in North America.
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Jamestown
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What 3 factors have helped Miami, Florida grow larger as a city.
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Miami has grown larger because its location encourages trade with Latin America.
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How did early settlers depend on the land?
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They depend on the land to raise crops for food and for money.
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Name 3 important port cities of the southeast.
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Charleston, SC; Mobile, AL; and Norfolk, Virginia
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To form the land at Jamestown, what was the firswt thing the European settlers had to do?
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They had to clear away the forests.
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The ____________ of the Coastal Plain is what first attracted people to the Southeast.;
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farmland
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_________ are an important crop in Georgia.
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Peanuts
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swamp
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a low, wet area where trees and bushes grow. The land is usually covered by shallow water at least part of the year.
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Food processing and texdtile manufacturing are industries that are related to what type of economy?
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Food processing and textile manufacturing are related to agriculture.
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List 5 important crops of the southeast.
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citrus fruit
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Why do many retired people move to the southeast?
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Because it is part of the Sun Belt
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For generations _____________ women had been planting crops to help feed their families.
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Powhatan
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_____________ was a scientist who became well know for his work with peanuts.
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George Washington Carver
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generation
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the average time between the birth of parents and the birth of their children
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Sun Belt
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a wide ares of the US that has mild climate all year
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tourism
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the selling of goods and services to tourists
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tourist
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someone who travels to a place for pleasure
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Why are the farms on the southern Coastal plains larger than New England Farms?
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The Coastal Plain farms were larger because the land is flat and easier to farm.
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