Assessment: A Tour of the Southeast - Building Vocabulary

A (a)   is a storm with heavy rains and high winds.

• delta

• hurricane

• mineral

A flat grassland is called a(n) (a)   .

• swamp

• mineral

• savanna

A(n) (a)   is a triangle-shaped area of land at the end of a river.

• delta

• swamp

• savanna

A(n) (a)   is an area of low land that is covered by water.

• delta

• swamp

• Savanna

People visit Everglades National Park to see

• A. launches of the space shuttle.

• B. the Civil Rights Memorial.

• C. more than 300 kinds of birds.

All the states in the Sunbelt

• are located in the Southeast region.

• get snow in the winter.

• enjoy a mild year-round climate.

What is coal from Appalachia used to produce?

• electricity

• medicines

• plastics

Which Southeastern city is known as a birthplace of the blues?

• Montgomery

• Memphis

• Natchez

From which country did the Europeans who first settled New Orleans come?

• France

• Canada

• England

What liquid is found under the Gulf of Mexico?

• tobacco

• shrimp

• petroleum