SOCIAL STUDIES –Review Sheet
Unit 3 – Chapters 6 and 7: The Southeast
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able to define, explain, and/or give examples of the following *key* vocabulary words:
cash crops-major ones grown in the Southeast today
Cherokee-who they are and where they lived in the Southeast
Civil War-causes and effects
coal-definition and Southeast states where it’s mostly mined
coral
endangered
exports-definition and difference between an import
Fall Line-definition and what causes it to form
hurricane-definition and how they affect the Southeast
imports-definition and difference between an export
Missouri Compromise-definition; causes and effects
plains
Wilderness Road-definition and century when it opened
Be able to locate the following physical features on a map of the Southeast region:
Refer to your book to locate all of these places on a map.
 Appalachian Mountains
 Atlantic Ocean
 Chesapeake Bay
 Cumberland Plateau
 Gulf of Mexico
Be able to read and interpret maps using the following map skills:
 double-bar graph
 map scale
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able to explain the following concepts:
advantages and disadvantages of rapid growth in the Southeast
purposes of national and state parks
state governments and federal government-similarities and differences
why the Native Americans built their villages along rivers and lakes
why the Southeast is a great place for farming