Notes

1. Which state is known for its many theme parks and beaches?

Florida



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2. Look at the map. Which capital city is indicated by the star?

Richmond, Virginia

Frankfort, Kentucky

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3. What was one reason that Indigenous tribes long ago built permanent communities in the Southeast?

Food was easy to farm.



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4. Which of these places might a person visit in Virginia?

a college founded by Thomas Jefferson

the birthplace of jazz

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5. Which statement tells how the blues and bluegrass are different?

Blues developed from music by enslaved Africans, while bluegrass started with folk music in Appalachia.



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6. In the 1600s, where would a group of English settlers most likely set up a community?

Virginia



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7. Which statement about the population of the Southeast is true today?

Immigrants from the Caribbean, Central America, and South America make their homes there.

Older adults tend to move away when they retire, or are no longer working.

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8. What was the main effect of the Emancipation Proclamation?

All people in the Confederate states were free from slavery.

Juneteenth was made a federal holiday.

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9. Where should people travel if they are interested in seeing where jazz first developed?

New Orleans, Louisiana

Nashville, Tennessee

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10. Which state is highlighted on the map?

North Carolina

Mississippi

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11. Which geographic feature has made it hard to build large cities in parts of the Southeast?

the Appalachian Mountains



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12. Which of these is an example of French influence on the Southeast?

streets in New Orleans with names like Rue Chartres



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13. How do wetlands affect how people who live in the area get food?

Wetlands make it harder to farm.

There are few plants that grow there.

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14. How were most Indigenous communities in the Southeast governed before Europeans came to the Americas?

Communities were led by a chief and a council.

Everyone in the tribe had an equal vote.

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15. What can you expect to see in Miami's Little Havana neighborhood?

cultural murals

Appalachian quilts

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16. Around the Gulf of Mexico, much of the land consists of __________.

wetlands



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17. Spanish explorers thought there was a Fountain of Youth because __________.

Indigenous peoples told stories about it



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18. Which statement is true about Indigenous peoples living in the Southeast today?

People from many tribes live in the region.

All the tribes in the region are united under one chief.

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19. What made colleges in the Southeast like Morehouse College unique?

They allowed Black students when other schools did not.

They were founded before the United States became a country.

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20. What location of the Southeast is well-suited for catfish?

bayou waters of Alabama and Mississippi

ocean waters off the coast of Florida