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1
What is the population of the South as of 2010?
54,000,000
77,000,200
210,550,990
114,555,744
2
What did Native Americans do in the South?
Flew airships
Dug tunnels and bridges
Planted crops and traded fur
Built castles and towers
3
Where does the Mississippi River end?
Lake Michigan
Appalachian Mountains
Atlantic Ocean
Gulf of Mexico
4
Which region has both the Central and Eastern Time Zones?
The West
The North
The South
The Midwest
5
What was the first English colony in America?
Plymouth
Jamestown
New York
Charleston
6
What do Houston’s port and oil resources support?
Shipping and energy
Tourism and theater
Skiing and racing
Fishing and farming
7
What does a longer growing season mean?
Trees lose their leaves early
Plants grow for more months
Less sun during the year
Snow stays longer
8
What mountain range is found in the Southern Highlands?
Appalachian Mountains
Cascade Mountains
Andes Mountains
Sierra Nevada
9
What landform lies along the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean?
Coastal Plains
Appalachian Foothills
Rocky Cliffs
Great Plains
10
What is an example of a southern wetland?
Everglades
Mojave Desert
Great Salt Lake
Grand Canyon
11
How is the South’s climate different from the North?
Colder and drier
Dry and freezing
Windier and snowy
Warmer and wetter
12
Which state is in the Upper South?
Louisiana
Florida
Kentucky
Texas
13
What kind of storm is more common in the South?
Dust storm
Snowstorm
Tropical storm
Earthquake
14
What is the total length of the Mississippi River?
3,200 miles
950 miles
1,500 miles
2,320 miles
15
What was life like for slaves on plantations?
Fun and free
Very hard and unfair
Peaceful and equal
Paid and respected
16
What helps the South grow crops more easily?
High elevation
Windy storms
Long growing season
Cold winters
17
Which natural resource is found in the South?
Ice
Salt flats
Oil
Gold
18
What important event happened at the Alamo?
Civil Rights March
Texas Revolution
Battle of Gettysburg
Gold Rush
19
Which state has large oil deposits and a major port?
Texas
Arkansas
Kentucky
South Carolina
20
Who helped fight for civil rights in the South?
George Washington
Abraham Lincoln
Martin Luther King Jr.
Thomas Edison
21
What is a plantation?
A town with a library
A large farm that grows one crop
A small shop for trading
A deep cave with animals
22
Which of these is a natural resource in the South?
Forests
Cement
Solar panels
Clay bricks
