S.S. Chapter 3 Summary

What is the best evidence that water plays an important role in the Southeast? Choose two statements. A. The region’s marshes and swamps provide habitats for different plants and animals. B. The red wolf is an endangered predator found only in the Southeast. C. The lumber and paper industries rely on the region’s plentiful forests. D. The highest elevations in the region are found in the Great Smoky Mountains. E. Fish, oysters, and crabs found along the Atlantic coast support the fishing industry.

• The region’s marshes and swamps provide habitats for different plants and animals.

• The red wolf is an endangered predator found only in the Southeast.

• The lumber and paper industries rely on the region’s plentiful forests.

• The highest elevations in the region are found in the Great Smoky Mountains.

• Fish, oysters, and crabs found along the Atlantic coast support the fishing industry.

Which claim can you best make by looking at the Physical Map of the Southeast on p. 127?

• The Southeast region has no mountains

• All the states in the Southeast region have coastline.

• The Southeast region has many miles of coastline.

• The Southeast region is dry and dusty.

What was the purpose of Daniel Boone’s expedition? Choose TWO reasons.

• to transport goods to New Orleans

• to allow settlers to explore the west

• to find land that Native Americans could own

• to find a way through the Appalachian Mountains

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  to help enslaved people escape on the Underground Railroad

Which statement best explains why states in the Southeast region became involved in the Civil War?

• Most people living in the Southeast did not want slavery to expand into new territories.

• Many people in Southern states wanted to keep slavery.

• The three Civil War amendments were supported by nearly all Southeastern state governments.

• The Union attack on Fort Sumter in Charleston, South Carolina, horrified people in the Southeast.

What is the meaning of the word boycott?

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• organizing people into doing something as a group

• fighting for the rights and freedoms of a group of people

• agreeing with a rule that has been in place for a long time

• not buying or refusing to do or use something to show you disagree with a certain policy

Which statement best supports the conclusion the Southeast’s natural resources are essential to the region’s economy?

• Florida’s theme parks attract millions of visitors each year.

• High Point, North Carolina, is home to many furniture-making factories.

• Film and television production costs less in Atlanta, Georgia, than in Hollywood, California.

• Three cities in North Carolina—Durham, Chapel Hill, and Raleigh—are part of the Research Triangle.

What is the main reason why the Southeast, perhaps more than any other region, needs to take hurricanes so seriously?

• The National Hurricane Center is located in the Southeast.

• The Southeast has more sea creatures and sea birds than other regions.

• The Southeast has long coastlines along the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico.

• Hurricane Katrina proved that being prepared can prevent the loss of life or property.