WorksheetsU. 3 The Southeast
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 7mins
Which kind of landform covers most of the eastern half of the Southeast?
plateaus
mountains
plains
hills
What causes waterfalls to form along the Fall Line?
flooding
a steep drop in elevation
coal deposits
slow-moving
Which feature makes the Southeast a good place for farming?
a sunny climate
rocky soil
limited rainfall
hurricanes
What is one reason that Native Americans in the Southeast built their villages along rivers or lakes?
for international trade
to mine coal
for transportation
to protect endangered animals
Which Native American group lived in the Appalachian Mountains?
the Shawnee
the Iroquois
the Cherokee
the Algonquin
In which century did the Wilderness Road open?
seventeenth
eighteenth
nineteenth
twentieth
What are two major cash crops grown in the Southeast today?
cotton and rice
oranges and wheat
wheat and rye
corn and soybeans
The Missouri Compromise was an attempt to settle disagreements over which question?
Should we declare independence from Britain?
How should we tax goods traded between states?
How should we deal with Native American land claims?
Should we allow slavery in new states?
What was one effect of the Civil War?
Abraham Lincoln was elected president.
The Confederate States of America was formed.
Enslaved African Americans were freed.
Slavery was allowed in all states.
What terms best describe goods that are brought into one country from another country?
cash crops
raw materials
exports
imports
Which of the following regions best describes the Research Triangle?
political region
physical region
economic region
cultural region
What does the word coral mean?
a mixture of sand and soil deposited over time by waves
a stone like material made of skeletons of tiny sea animals
an underwater ride near the surface of the sea
an area of land that is nearly surrounded by water
In which two Southeast states do people mine the most coal?
Maryland and Virginia
Florida and Georgia
Kentucky and West Virginia
Tennessee and Virginia
What does it mean when animals are classified as endangered?
all of their kind have died out
their numbers are very limited
they do not live in the wild anymore
all of their habitats have been destroyed
