TCi Lesson 6 Vocab

Question 1

a low area of land that is covered by water at least part of the year

Answer 1

swamp

Question 2

a flat grassland

Answer 2

savanna

Question 3

a storm, with heavy rains and high winds, that develops over the ocean and often moves toward land

Answer 3

hurricane

Question 4

a natural material found in rock

Answer 4

mineral

Question 5

a place where minerals are scraped from the ground

Answer 5

strip mine

Question 6

a triangle-shaped area of land at the end of a river

Answer 6

delta

Question 7

a stream that flows through a swamp

Answer 7

bayou

Question 8

a thick, black liquid found underground

Answer 8

petroleum

Question 9

a large farm, usually worked by many laborers

Answer 9

plantation

Question 10

the separation of people because of race, religion, or gender

Answer 10

segregation

Question 11

The states in the Sunbelt enjoy what kind of climate?

Answer 11

a mild climate

Question 12

What city is considered the birthplace of the blues?

Answer 12

Memphis, Tennessee

Question 13

What do people visit the Everglades National Park to see?

Answer 13

More than 300 kinds of birds, alligators, crocodiles, turtles, snakes, and other animals

Question 14

Where is cotton grown?

Answer 14

On large farms called plantations

Question 15

What is coal from Appalachia used for?

Answer 15

To produce electricity

Question 16

What is a strip mine?

Answer 16

A place where minerals are dug from the ground

Question 17

Where is petroleum found?

Answer 17

Deep under the ocean floor (specifically the Gulf of Mexico)

Question 18

What started the Civil Rights Movement?

Answer 18

Protests against segregation

Question 19

The Europeans who first settled New Orleans were from what country?

Answer 19

France

Question 20

England’s first American colony settled where?

Answer 20

Jamestown, Virginia

Question 21

Why did a lot of the settlers in Jamestown die?

Answer 21

Hunger and malaria from mosquitos

Question 22

What are you likely to see on an abstract quilt design?

Answer 22

shapes and patterns

Question 23

Where are strip mines found?

Answer 23

In Appalachia which covers most of West Virginia and parts of North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia

Question 24

Where would you go to see a space shuttle launch?

Answer 24

The John F. Kennedy Space Center

Question 25

Where are you safest from a hurricane?

Answer 25

Away from the ocean