HMH THE SOUTHEAST VOCAB

A long, narrow island parallel to the mainland that often protects the coast from pounding surf and tides.

• Confederacy

• Barrier Island

• Hurricane

• Coral

Merchandise that is transported out of the country for sale or trade.

• Export

• Import

• Union

• Secede

The Confederate States of America; also known as "The South".

• Union

• Secede

• Confederacy

• Peninsula

A severe wind and rain storm that forms at sea.

• Tornado

• Hurricane

• Coral

• Earthquake

A rocklike deposit made of skeletal material from various marine invertebrates that pile up and form sea reefs.

• Reef

• Peninsula

• Hurricane

• Coral

Merchandise that comes in from another country for sale or trade.

• export

• Union

• Reef

• import

Land surrounded by 3 sides of water.

• Barrier Island

• Coral

• Piedmont

• Peninsula

An area of hilly land at the foot of a mountain or mountain range.

• peninsula

• piedmont

• reef

• wetland

The United States of American during the Civil War, also known as "The North".

• Confederacy

• The South

• Union

• secede

An elevated, flat expanse of land.

• peninsula

• plateau

• reef

• wetland