WorksheetsSocial Studies Quiz 1/22
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
The business of growing crops and raising animals is called _______.
Industry
Agriculture
Economy
Natural resources
A navigable river is one that is both deep and wide enough for _______ to use.
Machines
Waterfalls
Ships
Trading posts
In the 1800's, people discovered _______ at Red Mountain in Alabama.
Oil
Coal mining
Iron
Steel
A fall line is an _______ line at the point where rivers drop from higher land to lower land.
Imaginary
Navigable
Elevated
Appalachian
Cotton plants need plenty of _______ and six months of warm _______.
Soil; rain
Rain; weather
Water; soil
Fertilization; climate
The Southeast has a long _______ and many rivers.
Piedmont
Coastline
Fall line
Floodplain
An industry is all the _______ that produce one kind of good or provide one kind of service.
Natural resources
Businesses
Settlers
Machines
The edge of the Piedmont drops sharply at this point. As rivers flow over this drop, they form _______.
Trading posts
Coastal Plains
Waterfalls
Foothills
For early _______ in the Southeast, the fall line was a problem.
Industries
Machines
Settlers
Ships
A tornado is a violent windstorm whose center is a cloud in the shape of a _______.
Warning
Funnel
Hurricane
Floodplain
Most rivers flow from time to time, but floods become dangerous when people _______ and _______ on floodplains.
Farm; trade
Live; work
Travel; hunt
Explore; settle
Elevation affects _______, as well. Travel in the lowlands is _______ and easier.
Agriculture; slower
Industry; highland
Travel; faster
Weather; colder
In the 1800's, cotton was the _______ crop grown in the Southeast.
Only
Main
Last
Smallest
They build sawmills, flour mills, and workshops that ran on _______.
Machines
Waterpower
Steel
Oil
The port of Miami is the _______ of the world.
Gateway of the Americas
Coastal Plain
Cruise Capital
Central Hub
