| A | B |
|---|
| tidewater | low-lying land along the coast |
| foothills | a hilly region at the base of a mountain |
| navigable | deep and wide enough for ships to use |
| agriculture | the business of growing crops and raising animals |
| floodplain | low, flat land along a river that may be underwater during a flood |
| boll weevil | a little bug that destroyed cotton fields |
| Coastal Plain | low land that stretches along the coast from Virginia to Louisiana |
| Piedmont | land at the foot of the Appalachian Mountains |
| Appalachian | name of the mountains found in the Southeast |
| lowland soil | rich and good for farming |
| highland soil | rocky and not easy to farm |
| lowlands' travel | fast and easy |
| highlands' travel | slow and difficult |
| Miami | one of the busiest ports. Known as the "Gateway of the Americas" |
| fall line | where the Piedmont meets the Coastal Plain and ships stop |
| industry | all the businesses that produce one kind of good or provide one kind of service |
| iron ore | used to make steel |
| growing season | period of time farmers can grow crops |
| hurricane | a storm with heavy rains and high winds |
| sawmill | a factory where logs are turned into lumber |
