Unit 3 Ch' 6 Study Guide

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Unit 3 Ch. 6Study Guide

• Test
• Thursday February 5, 2009

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Basic Information

• These questions will be multiple choice!

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Spanish Explorer Ponce de Leon named Florida in
the early 1500s.
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Early farmers used rivers in the Southeast and
Gulf region to ship their crops to market.
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The North and South differed before the Civil War
in the following ways More people in the North
were moving to the cities, More people in the
North wanted to abolish slavery,More people in
the North worked in factories.People in the
North did not own slaves!
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The Emancipation Proclamation granted freedom to
all slaves living in areas that were fighting the
Union.
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Sugar, peanut butter, and orange juice are just a
few of the processed foods that are from a major
crop grown in the Southeast and Gulf States.Not
Popcorn!
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Charleston, South Carolina Mobile, Alabama and
Miami, Florida are port cities in the Southeast
and Gulf. Atlanta, Georgia is not along a coast.
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The Sun Belt is a term used that describes the
southern part of the United States.
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The Florida Keys are islands made of coral.
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Like the Southeast and Gulf States, Brazil,
India, and Greece all have coastal regions.
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True and False

• Read carefully!

FALSE?
TRUE?
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People from Spain were the first Europeans to
explore the Southeast and Gulf regions.
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The Southeast and Gulf states have a long growing
season and plentiful rainfall.
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Some early farmers in this region started farms
called plantations.
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All of the Southeast and Gulf states were part of
the Confederacy.
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This region has many harbors and navigable rivers.
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Retired people make up a large part of the
region's population.
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Hundreds of islands lie along the region's coasts.
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People use the region's forests to produce
lumber, furniture, and turpentine to name a few
finished products.Not textiles!
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Turn OVER your paper
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USING SCALE TO READ THE DISTANCE OF A MAP.
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Read over the map. Study the scale of the map.
Try to measure and answer each question using a
ruler.
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1. About how many miles is it from Tampa to
Orlando?

• 75-85 miles

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2. About how many miles is it from Tallahassee to
Lake City?

• 100 miles

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3. Make up a question below and have someone else
answer it. Are they correct?
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IDENTIFYING EACH REGION

• This will not be on the test!
• Cross it out!

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ESSAY

• Write a one-paragraph essay (made up of at least
  4 sentences), explain why the Southeast and Gulf
  region is a good Iocation for farming.

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Sample ideas

• Topic sentence
• The Southeast and Gulf region is a good location
  for farming for many reasons. One reason
• Long growing season
• Warm weather
• Flat land
• Fertile land
• Sunbelt
• Rain
• Easy shipping on coastal ports