S.S. Chapter 3 Lesson 4-5

What is the meaning of the word sharecropper?

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• a person who farms land but must pay a landowner part of their crops

• a person who works on a plantation but shares their living space with the landowner

• a person who lets people farm their land in exchange for a portion of the crops grown

• a person who owns the land they farm but shares their crops with their enslaved workers

Why did Southeastern cities located near water grow more quickly than other cities in the region?

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• Dams and reservoirs produced power for cities.

• State governments encouraged partnerships between cities and local fishers.

• Tourists who vacationed at beaches often decided to stay and settle.

• People and goods could be shipped on waterways like the Mississippi River.

Which evidence from the text supports the conclusion that the climate and geography of the Southeast supports its tourism industry? Choose TWO sentences.

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• “In addition, the warm weather of the Southeast brings ‘snow birds,’ visitors from colder climates who live in warmer climates during the winter months.”

• “In Virginia, people can tour a historically accurate recreation of the fort and town in Jamestown.”

• “Beautiful natural sites include the Great Smoky Mountains National Park of Tennessee and North Carolina.”

• “Biltmore House, located in Asheville, is the largest privately-owned house in the United States.”

• “Louisville, Kentucky, is home to the Louisville Slugger baseball bat factory and museum.”

Which evidence from the text does NOT support the conclusion that African Americans in the Southeast have impacted types of music?

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• “The blending of work chants and sad songs became known as the blues.”

• “Jazz music that developed in New Orleans, Louisiana, reflected the diversity of the city.”

• “Nashville, Tennessee, is the home of country music.”

• “The civil rights movement of the 1950s and 1960s used music as a way of spreading the message of racial equality.”

Which statement best describes a negative effect of the Southeast being so near the Atlantic Ocean?

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• Commercial fishing has become a billion-dollar industry.

• Beaches along the Atlantic Coast attract tourists every year.

• Hurricanes that develop in the Atlantic Ocean can make landfall in the Southeast.

• Savannah, Georgia, and Charleston, South Carolina, have developed into major port cities.

What is the meaning of the word evacuate?

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• To hide

• to leave

• to predict

• to shelter in palce

Which statement best describes why people in the Southeast work so hard to prepare for hurricanes?

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• Hurricanes develop over warm ocean waters.

• Hurricanes can be predicted by meteorologists.

• Hurricanes can cause a lot of danger and damage.

• Hurricanes typically form in the summer and the fall.

Which evidence from the text best describes the damage that Hurricane Katrina caused in the Southeast? Chose TWO sentences.

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• “In late August 2005, Hurricane Katrina spread out over almost the entire Gulf of Mexico.”

• “Waves as high as 26 feet destroyed homes along the coast.”

• “The storm surge damaged levees in New Orleans, and the area flooded.”

• “They rebuilt the levee system to make it higher and stronger.”

• “The storm moved east into Mississippi and Alabama.”

. Which evidence from the text best supports the idea that the PETS Act has been a success?

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• “The scale of Hurricane Katrina took many people by surprise.”

• “Some pets that ended up in shelters were not returned to their owners because proper paperwork wasn’t completed.”

• “During Hurricane Katrina, emergency plans only took humans into account.”

• “During Hurricane Harvey, which hit Texas in 2017, many pets were able to stay with their owners.”