The Southeast Region
Ch. 5 Trivia Questions
Of the twelve states in the
Southeast, only four are
inland. Name the four.
West VirginiaArkansasKentucky
Tennessee
One state in the
Southeast Region borders
both the Atlantic Ocean
and The Gulf of Mexico.
Name that state.
What river forms part of
the boundary between
Mississippi and the states
of Arkansas and Louisiana?
The Ohio River is a tributary
of what large river?
The Mississippi River
empties into what large
body of water?
Which state in the
Southeast Region is
especially famous for
oranges?
What natural disaster
tends to occur in
the Southeast Region?
Which state in the
Southeast Region is a
peninsula?
What mountain range
runs through parts of the
Southeast Region?
Appalachian Mountains
Name the three major
landforms of the
Southeast Region.
Atlantic Coastal Plain
Appalachian Mountains
Piedmont
The Southeast Region’s
Blue Ridge Mountains and
Great Smoky Mountains are
both part of what large
mountain chain?
Appalachian Mountains
The term “Piedmont” is a
French term. What is the
literal translation of the
word?
“foot of the mountain”
In the Southeast Region,
what landform lies between
the Appalachian Mountains
and the Coastal Plain?
In the Southeast Region,
what is the term for the
rolling hills that lie between
the Appalachian Mountains
and the Coastal Plain?
What is the name of the
string of islands that
extend from the tip of
Florida
into the Gulf of Mexico?
The Piedmont area
lies between what two
major landforms in the
Southeast Region?
Appalachian Mountains
Atlantic Coastal Plain
The islands that make up
the Florida Keys have been
connected by what
man-made structures?
The Mississippi River flows
from what direction and
toward what direction?
from the north, toward the south
True or False: the climate
of the Southeast Region
and Hawaii are similar,
because both are rainy and
warm.
Which best describes the climate of the
Southeast Region:
warm and drywarm and rainycool and moist
In southern Florida,
crops can be grown
365 days of the year. Why?
There is hardly ever any
frost to kill the plants.
A crop that needs a great
deal of water grows near
the Mississippi River.
Name that crop.
What is the term for
“an orchard of orange
trees”?
Why was the Southeast
Region once known as
“The Land of Cotton”?
For almost 100 years,
cotton was the chief crop
in the region.
What happened to soil in
the Southeast Region
that was planted
over and over with cotton?
The soil became worn out.
There were no minerals left.
What popular food from the
Southeast Region was once
thought only good enough
for hogs to eat?
Why was George
Washington Carver
important to farmers
in the Southeast Region?
By discovering many uses f
or the peanut plant,
he made it an important
crop for farmers to raise.
What is a term similar to
“specialty crop”?
Tobacco is a big cash crop in what area of
the Southeast Region?
What is raised in a
poultry house?
Poultry: birds raised for
food
Examples: chickens, ducks,
turkeys
True or False: George Washington Carver, famous scientist, was born
a slave.
How did George
Washington Carver become
an orphan?
His father died in an accident, and his mother
was kidnapped.
When George Washington
Carver was a child, why
didn’t he go to school?
Because he was an African-American, he was not
allowed to attend school.
Even though many people
offered George Washington
Carver good jobs at high
pay, he refused them.
Why?
He wanted to stay at the
Tuskegee Institute, in order
to help other African-
Americans.
When George Washington
Carver died in 1943, a
national monument was
built to remember him.
What was unusual about
this event?
It was the very first
national monument in
America to honor an
African-American citizen.
Why are fish and shellfish
major products of the
Southeast Region?
Fish and shellfish are
abundant, because rivers
that empty
into the bays carry tiny
plants that are food for
them.
What is a textile mill?
a factory where fabric is made
What is the difference
between natural fibers and
synthetic fibers?
Natural fibers are grown.
Synthetic fibers are created
from chemicals.
Name two examples of
natural fibers. Where does
each
come from?
cotton: from the cotton
plant
wool: the fur from sheep or
other animal
What is a common length
of time that trees grow
on a tree farm before
they are harvested?
Lumber from tree farms
in the Southeast Region
is used mainly for what
two purposes?
paper (from wood pulp)
furniture
What is the term for the
places where rivers fall
right off
the edge of the Piedmont
onto the plain?
Name two products of the
petrochemical industry.
plastic goodsfertilizer
paintantifreeze
insect spraysmedicines
The initials TVA stand for a
project that built dozens of
dams along the Tennessee
River. What do these
initials stand for?
Tennessee Valley Authority
Dams have large machines
that create electricity when
water is forced through
them. What are these
machines called?
What is the term for
electricity produced
by the power of
rapidly moving water?
Why did Atlanta, Georgia
become an important
center
for railroad transportation?
It is at the southern end of
the Appalachian Mountains.
What is the term for
the lake that forms when
a dam holds back a river?
Which city in the
Southeast Region was host
to the 1996
Summer Olympics?
New York City is our
busiest port. What city
is the second busiest port?
What city in the
Southeast Region was
known as “the Paris of
America”?
Why was New Orleans
known as “the Paris of
America”?
It looked like Paris, France.
The area known as “the
French Quarter” is part of
what city?
New Orleans is famous for
a holiday celebration that
takes place each February.
What is that holiday?
Miami, Florida grew very
large in the late 1800s.
Why?
It was at the end of
a railroad line that ran
along the Atlantic coast.
What is the term for
a bridge made by building
up earth in strips until
it is above water.
What is the name for the large swamp in southern
Florida?
What is the term for
low, spongy land
often covered with water?
What place in Florida
is the most popular tourist
attraction in the United
States?
Walt Disney World
What is the name of the
place in Florida that is the
launching place for
American astronauts?
What state in the Southeast
Region has North America’s
only public diamond mine?
Which state has more
thunderstorms than
any other state?
The United States
government keeps its
supply of gold at
Fort Knox, in which state?
What famous American
did research on peanuts
at the Tuskegee Institute
in Alabama?
George Washington Carver
Which state has the
Mississippi River as its
entire eastern border?
Which state borders both
the Atlantic Ocean and
the Gulf of Mexico?
Which two states in the
Southeast Region have the
Ohio River as boundaries?
West VirginiaKentucky
Which state is America’s
leading manufacturer
of furniture?
One Southeast Region state
shares a border with more
states than any other in the
US. What is that state?
Which state’s capital
is known as “the home of
American country music”?
Tennessee(Nashville)
End
Chapter 5: Southeast
Region
TRIVIA QUESTIONS