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Question | Answer |
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How many types of birds live in the everglades? | 300. |
When did hurricane Andrew hit the everglades? | 1992. |
What is the sun belt? | A line that stretches across Florida to California and has the most heat. |
Where do rockets and space shuttles take off? | The space center in Cape Canaveral.(John F. Kennedy) |
Who was the first american in space? | Alan Shepard. |
Who was the first american to orbit earth? | John Glenn. |
How many oil pumps are in Louisiana? | 23000. |
What is a plantation? | A very large farm. |
What is Segregation? | Separation of people because of skin color. |
What are the 3 major bodys of water? | 1. Mississippi River 2. Gulf of Mexico 3. Atlantic Ocean. |
What are Minerals? | A natural Material found in rock. |
What is a Delta? | A triangle shaped area of land at the end of a river. |
What was the first,permanent,ENGLISH settlement in america? | Jamestown Virgina (VA). |
What makes half of our countries electricity? | Burning coal. |
What are 2 things that a geographer would be interested in? | 1.The Everglades is a vast swamp at the tip of Florida. 2.A swamp is area of land covered in water for at least part of the year. |
What are 2 things a P.S would be interested? | 1.1619- Dutch ships brought 20 Africans slaves.This is the end of slavery 2.The Civil war was fought to end slavery.More than 600000 people died. |
What are 2 things a E. would be interested in? | 1.New Orleans - an important port in the U.S.,(where ships load and unload goods) 2.Many people living on the Gulf coast are oil workers. |
What are 2 things a historian would be interested in? | 1.The first person in space was Yuri Gagarin 2.Linkon and others believed that slavery was wrong.Southerners disagreed. |
What chemical is used to make medicine,plastics,ect. | Petrochemicals. |
What is the practice of scraping minerals from the surface of the ground. | Strip Mining |
What area that produces lots of petroleum? | Gulf of Mexico. |
What area has no border lines? | Appalachia. |
What area where cotton planters and their slaves came around in the 1800 because of the rich soil? | Natchez Mississippi. |
Who were the first to settle in New Orleans? | French Canadians. |
After oil is pumped from the earth it is sent to what factory? | Refineries. |
What area produces lots of petroleum? | Gulf of Mexico. |
Where did the Civil Rights Movement begin? | Montgomery Alabama. |
What is a strategy to stop buying or dealing with someone until you get what you want? | Boycott. |
Who came up with The Blues? | Slaves when they had sorrow. |
Did slaves have any rights? | Slaves had no rights and could bought and sold like furniture. |
What is New Orleans Nickname? | The home of ''The Big Easy''. |