__________ form when warm air rises from the ocean and meets cool air above, creating strong winds. __________ can cause storm surges, which can flood coastal areas. They bring heavy rains, huge waves, and strong winds. _________ season is six months long. It begins in June and ends in late November. About six storms a year become hurricanes. Only some hurricanes hit land.

Hurricanes, Hurricanes., Hurricane

What happened to Hurricane Katrina when it reached northern Mississippi?

It became a tropical storm again. 1,800 people died; more than 1 million people had to leave

How did people help Mississippi and Louisiana recover from the damage caused by Hurricane Katrina?

More than 1 million people volunteered to help rebuild damaged areas in both states. Others provided medical care, gave money, or served food. Along the Mississippi River, people have built long levees to hold back high water and prevent flooding. If the river rises, the National Weather Service alerts people who live nearby.

What types of natural resources are abundant in the Southeast? -Renewable: -Nonrenewable:

resources available in Southeast (Renewable: trees, rich soil / Nonrenewable: coal, oil, natural gas)

In what ways are the people of the Southeast affected by the region’s resources?

People use the resources for many different things, and some people have jobs working with the resources. The Southeast is a great region for farming. It has a long growing season, flat land, and lots of rain.

What do coal, natural gas, and oil have in common?

They are all fossil fuels used to produce energy and can be found underwater or underground.

Why is Jamestown important, and what helped it succeed?

Jamestown was the first permanent English settlement in North America. A hundred years later, the English would have 13 colonies in North America. The Powhatan helped the settlement succeed by trading food with the settlers.

The six Southeastern states created a new government. They had seceded from the United States and needed to have a new government if they were going to work together and resist the United States. They called it ___ ___________ ______ of _______, or ___ ___________.

the Confederate States of America, the Confederacy.

What effect did the Civil War have on the Southeast?

It destroyed much of the Southeast and killed or injured more than 500,000 men. The slavery-based economy of the Southeast could not continue.

What are the ways in which the climate of the Southeast affects the lives of people who live there?

The mild climate of the Southeast is very enjoyable for many who live there. Winters do not get extremely cold, as they do in the Northeast. The warm climate of the region results in a long growing season, which is good for farmers and the region's economy. The warm climate also attracts tourists, which boosts the tourism industry.

Why is the Midwest so important to the nation’s transportation and trade?

The region's central location, large rivers, and ports of the Great lakes make it a transportation and trade hub.

Sequence of events : Secession, Civil War, Reconstruction

Secession, Civil War, Reconstruction

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G4-2 Mid/T_Social Studies_Study Guide

A kind of plant or animal that is in danger of disappearing.

(a)

(1) How many states are in the Southeast?
(2) What is one thing that makes the region special?

(a)

What kinds of coastline will you find in the Southeast?

(a)

What caused barrier islands to form off the Southeast coast?

(a)

How does the Southeast’s climate affect its plant life?

(a)

Why would the climate in the mountains of West Virginia be different from the climate in coastal Florida?

(a)

How do people enjoy the Southeast coast?

(a)

What happened to Hurricane Katrina when it reached northern Mississippi?

(a)

How did people help Mississippi and Louisiana recover from the damage caused by Hurricane Katrina?

(a)

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G4-2 Mid/T_Social Studies_Study Guide

A kind of plant or animal that is in danger of disappearing. (a)

(1) How many states are in the Southeast? (2) What is one thing that makes the region special? (a)

What kinds of coastline will you find in the Southeast? (a)

What caused barrier islands to form off the Southeast coast? (a)

How does the Southeast’s climate affect its plant life? (a)

Why would the climate in the mountains of West Virginia be different from the climate in coastal Florida? (a)

How do people enjoy the Southeast coast? (a)

What happened to Hurricane Katrina when it reached northern Mississippi? (a)

How did people help Mississippi and Louisiana recover from the damage caused by Hurricane Katrina? (a)

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A kind of plant or animal that is in danger of disappearing.

(a)

(1) How many states are in the Southeast?
(2) What is one thing that makes the region special?

(a)

What kinds of coastline will you find in the Southeast?

(a)

What caused barrier islands to form off the Southeast coast?

(a)

How does the Southeast’s climate affect its plant life?

(a)

Why would the climate in the mountains of West Virginia be different from the climate in coastal Florida?

(a)

How do people enjoy the Southeast coast?

(a)

What happened to Hurricane Katrina when it reached northern Mississippi?

(a)

How did people help Mississippi and Louisiana recover from the damage caused by Hurricane Katrina?

(a)