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19 Cards in this Set
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What is the surroundings in which a person, plant, or animal lives?
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environment
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What is a large estate or farm where one main crop is grown?
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plantation
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What is fabric made by weaving?
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textile
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What is manufacturing that uses the latest engineering methods?
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high-tech industry
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What is the length of time between the last frost in spring and the first frost of fall?
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growing season
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What is the name used by the Southern states when they withdrew from the Union?
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Confederate States of America
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What did the northern states call themselves during the Civil War?
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Union
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What is it called when we supply dry land with water through ditches, sprinklers, or other means?
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irrigation
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What does a grid map help us do?
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locate places
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Who discovered over 300 uses for peanuts?
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George Washington Carver
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Where was the first flight?
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Kitty Hawk, North Carolina
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What is the oldest permanent European settlement?
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St. Augustine
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What was the first permanent English settlement?
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Jamestown, Virginia
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Who won the Civil War?
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North
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Who was arrested for not moving to the back of the bus?
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Rosa Parks
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Who invented the cotton gin?
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Eli Whitney
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What bodies of water borders the Southeast Region?
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Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico
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What are the Everglades?
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a grassy swamp in Florida
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What event started the Civil War?
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Southern troops fired on Fort Sumter
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