| A | B |
|---|
peninsula,  | land almost completely surrounded by water |
wetland,  | an area of low land that is partly covered with slow-moving or still water |
piedmont,  | an area of high land at the foot of the mountains |
fall line,  | a place where rivers drop from higher to lower land |
| growing season | the time during which the weather is warm enough for plants to grow. |
hurricane,  | a huge tropical storm |
| fertilizers | materials that are added to the soil to make it richer |
plantations,  | very large southern farms |
| slavery | is making one person the property of another person |
Cash Crops - cotton,  | crops raised to be sold |
| Abolish | to end |
Union,  | The name of the United States Army during the Civil War |
| secede | leave |
Confederacy,  | The southern states that formed a new nation during the Civil War |
| civil war | a war fought between groups of people in the same country |
| justice | fairness |
Civil Rights,  | the rights of citizens for equal treatment |
raw materials (such as those used to make steel),  | the natural resources used to make a product |
| international trade | trade between different countries |
| import | bringing goods into one country that were made in another country |
| export | goods made in one country and sold to be used in another country |
