Alabama Studies Weekly, Week 1

Alabama has three different regions.

• True

• False

Most of Alabama's mountains are located in the eastern part of the state.

• True

• False

The highest point in Alabama in Mount Cheaha.

• True

• False

The Highland Rim is part of the Piedmont Region.

• True

• False

The Black Belt separates the Upper Coastal Plain from the Lower Coastal Plain.

• True

• False

The strip of land in Alabama called the “Fall Line” got its name because

• people fall a lot in this area.

• there are falls and rapids in the streams that flow from the Appalachian Area to the Coastal Plain.

• the American Indians who settled this area were called the Fall Tribe.

• there is a long waterfall along this line

The Cumberland Plateau

• occupies most of northern Alabama

• has mountains that range from 400 feet to over 1,000 feet above sea level.

• contains the Highland Rim.

• all of the above

The Appalachian Area is divided into which FOUR regions?

• Cumberland Plateau

• Lower Coastal Plain

• Piedmont Region

• Ridge and Valley Region

• Highland Rim

The Governor's TWO main responsibilities are ________ and ________.

• to make sure that all taxes are collected

• to keep all citizens of the state safe

• to make sure laws are carried out

• to make sure that the streets in cities and towns are kept clean

The Gulf Coast is in the ________.

• Cumberland Plateau

• Ridge and Valley Region

• Upper Coastal Plain

• Lower Coastal Plain