The Southeast Region

The Southeast region stretches from the Atlantic Ocean to the

• Pacific Ocean

• Mississippi River

• Gulf of Mexico

• Arctic Ocean

The climate in the southeast region is

• hot and humid

• warm and wet

• hot and dry

• mild and dry

Tourist visit the southeast region for their

• rivers

• beaches

• religious areas

• coal mine

The nickname of the southeast is Dixie

• True

• False

The Southeast region is also called the "Bible Book" because of its religious population.

• True

• False

The most popular cruise ship port in the world is

• Merritt Island, Florida

• Corpus Christie, Texas

• New Orleans, Louisiana

• Miami, Florida

The eastern part of the Southeast region consists of a flat plain called

• Gulf Coast Plain

• Appalachian Mountain Plain

• Atlantic Coastal Plain

• Everglades Plain

The plain along the Gulf of Mexico is called the Gulf Coastal Plain.

• True

• False

The wetlands and swamps function is it

• control floods by soaking up water

• have deep roots to prevent erosion

• consists of conditions that few animals desire

• provide a habitat for a wide variety of plants and animals

Piedmont means

• base of a river

• top of the mountain

• at the foot of a mountain

• at the center of the mountain