Lesson 6: A Tour of the Southeast-Vocabulary

a stream that flows through a swamp

• bayou

• mineral

• delta

• swamp

a triangle-shaped area of land at the end of a river

• bayou

• delta

• swamp

• hurrican

a storm, with heavy rains and high winds, that develops over the ocean and often moves toward land

• mineral

• plantation

• hurricane

• savanna

a natural material found in rock

• strip mine

• petroleum

• segregation

• mineral

a thick, black liquid found underground

• strip mine

• petroleum

• delta

• mineral

a large farm, usually worked by many laborers

• delta

• savannah

• plantation

• swamp

a flat grassland

• mineral

• delta

• palntation

• savanna

the separation of people because of race, religion, or gender

• segregation

• strip mine

• plantation

• savanna

a place where minerals are scraped from the ground

• strip mine

• petroleum

• mineral

• swamp

a low area of land that is covered by water at least part of the year

• bayou

• delta

• swamp

• savanna