Southeast Region Quiz

How does pollution effect the environment in the Southeast?

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Name 2 natural resources of the Southeast and how they are used

• Oil - fuel/make products such as paint, plastic

• Water - tourism/recreation/fishing/power

• Trees - paper/furniture

• Land - farming/ranching/mining

• Coal - fuel

List and describe 2 physical features of the Southeast region

Why are major cities in the Southeast located near the coast?

Why is tourism important in the Southeast?

How does the oil industry effect manufacturing in the Southeast?

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Name 2 famous people from the Southeast region and how they influenced the region?

• Martin Luther King Jr. - fought for civil rights fought to end segregation.

• Rosa Parks - started civil rights movement; prompted the Montgomery bus boycott.

• Fredrick Douglas - African American social reformer, abolitionist, writer, and statesman after escaping slavery.

• George Washington Carver - scientist that worked with peanuts to improve soil for farming, to conserve soil, and to grow better crops.

Name a major port city of the Southeast. How has trade, culture, traditions, and languages influenced the region?