L.3 S. 4-5 The Effects of Geography on Life in the Southeast

A ________ ________ is an imaginary line at the point where rivers drop from higher land to lower land.

• cotton mill

• hurricane

• straight line

• fall line

A __________ river is one that is both deep and wide enough for ships to use.

• huge

• steep

• coal

• navigable

Other people settled on the fall line because they knew how to use falling __________ to run machines.

• water

• crops

• soil

• leaves

One of the busiest port cities is __________, which is located near the southern tip of Florida.

• Miami

• Dallas

• Nashville

• New York City

True or False:

Some industries are based on the Southeast's large forests.

• True

• False

True or False:

The Southeast's steel industry is built on another hidden resource.

• True

• False

The Southeast is rich in _______ ________ . Natural resources include land, oceans, forests, minerals, and fuels.

• natural resources

• hot potatoes

• fire works

• hot air balloons

In the _____, iron ore was found at Red Mountain in Alabama.

• 1800s

• 3000s

• 700s

• 2000s

Growing crops and raising animals were two of the largest __________, which is an organized economic activity connected with the production, manufacture, or construction of a particular product or range of products, for many years.

• industries

• ducks

• buildings

• lands

True or False:

Some people saw this problem as an opportunity. Traders set up trading posts right on the fall line.

• True

• False