4th Grade SS Unit 4

The southeast has a lot of wetlands due to _____.

• draining land

• low, flat land that does not drain

• high, hilly land

• a filter system

The Piedmont of the Southeast region are ____.

• foothills

• a peninsula

• tall mountains

• river

A large wall called a ____ is built along the shores of some rivers to stop floods.

• foothill

• levee

• peninsula

• mouth

A ____ is an area where water is always close to the surface of the ground.

• peninsula

• source

• wetland

• river

The beginning of a river is called the ____.

• mouth

• levee

• peninsula

• source

An example of a ____ in the Southeast region is Florida.

• peninsula

• levee

• coast

• wetland

The ____ of the Mississippi River flows into the gulf of Mexico

• source

• beginning

• end

• mouth

____ is a natural resource commonly known as oil.

• nonrenewable resource

• renewable resource

• petroleum

• refinery

A tree is an example of a ____ because it is a natural material that can be replaced.

• renewable resource

• nonrenewable resource

• refinery

• petroleum

A natural material that cannot be replaced is a ____.

• refinery

• short supply

• renewable resource

• nonrenewable resource