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Southeast region flashcards with geography, Civil War history, and natural resources for Grades 4–5.
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This 23-card flashcard set covers the geography and history of the Southeast for 4th and 5th graders. Topics include landforms like waterfalls and mountain passes, agriculture and trade, the Civil War era (Lincoln, Lee, Grant, secession), imports and exports, and natural resources. Use it for regional geography review, social studies vocabulary practice, or Civil War unit preparation.

Subject:
Social Studies
Topic:
Geography
Grade Level:
4th – 5th Grades
Updated September 2023

Terms in This Set

  • A __________ is a place where rivers drop from higher to lower land, causing waterfalls and rapids to form.
  • A __________ is the time during which the weather is warm enough for plants to grow.
  • A ____________ is a huge tropical storm.
  • ____________ are materials that are added to soil to make it more fertile.
  • Large farms are known as ____________.
  • A _________ is an opening between mountains.
  • _________ are crops raised to be sold.
  • Clay's plan became known as the Missouri ____________
  • In 1860, ___________ was elected President.
  • Southern states decided to secede from the ________.
  • _______ means to leave.
  • Those states formed a new country, the ____________ States of America.
  • A _________ is a war fought between groups of people in the same country.
  • Robert E Lee was the leader of the ________ army
  • Ulysses S Grant was the leader of the _______ army.
  • How many Southern states decided to secede from the union?
  • An ______ is a good brought into one country from another country.
  • An ______ is a good shipped from one country to be sold another.
  • __________ is a less expensive way to ship goods.
  • 11 Southern states (did, did not) have slavery.
  • 11 Northern states (did, did not) have slavery.
  • Chesapeake Bay and the Gulf of Mexico provides: _________
  • The Southeast has many natural resources. Name 3: _________ _________ _________

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