Southeast Region Geography

The states in the upper part of the southeast region have...

• rolling hills, river valleys and plateaus
• deserts, savannahs and plains
• wild bending rivers and huge oceans
• beaches, swamps and wetlands

The Southeast Region of the United States is

• north of Wisconsin
• West of Wisconsin
• south of the Northeast Region
• in Mexic

The states in the lower part of the Southeast Region have ...

• rolling hills, river valleys and plateus
• deserts, savannahs and cacti
• wild rivers and huge oceans
• beaches, swamps, and werlands

What is the name of the highest landform in the Southeast?

• The Rocky Mountains
• The Florida Peninsula
• The Appalachian Mountains
• The Everglades

The Southeast has a lot of swamps.  This is caused by . . . 

• poor soil and windy days
• the ocean rising each day and seawater flowing inland
• water flowing down the hills to the valleys
• huge rainstorms that happen daily

What is the name of the largest swamp in North America?

• Gulf of Mexico
• Florida Keys
• Okefenoke 
• The Delta

A triangular shaped area at the end of a river is called a . . . 

• delta
• swamp
• peninsula
• everglade

The fall line is the place where the Appalachian Mountains meet the Coastal Plain.  The land drops drastically and makes a lot of waterfalls.  This is good to make

• beaches
• rich soil
• erosion
• electricity

The climate in the Southeast Region is different than the Northeast.  The climate can be described as 

• short summers and long winters
• hot all year long
• long, humid summers and short winters
• cold all year long

A severe storm that occurs in the coastal area is called a 

• cyclone
• tornado
• hurricane
• noreaster