| A | B |
|---|
| Mississippi River | largest river in the U.S. |
| beaches, wetlands, mountains, plateau | landforms found in the SE |
| coal | resource used to run generators in power plants |
| alligators | make their home in the swamps |
| hurricane | violent storm that forms over the ocean |
| fall line | marks the boundary between the Piedmont and the coastal plain |
| barrier islands | formed from deposits of sand and mud off the SE coastline |
| fossil fuel | material that is formed in the earth from the remains of plants or animals |
| wetlands | lands that are at times covered with water |
| Everglades National Park | a huge area of wetlands that are home to many kinds of wildlife |
| extinct | no longer existing |
| endangered species | a kind of animal or plant that is in danger of becoming extinct |
| pulp | a combination of wood chips, water, and chemicals used to make paper |
| hurricane season | the time of year when hurricanes normally appear June to November |
| key | a low island |
| barrier island formation | sediment is deposited by ocean waves, currents, & rivers into shallow areas off the coast |
| inner coastal plain | elevation slightly higher than outer coastal plain |
| outer coastal plain | area of very flat land with low elevation having different types of wetlands |
| Land elevation from lowest to highest | outer coastal plain, inner coastal plain, fall line, piedmont, Appachian Mts. |
| Florida Keys' climate | mild and sunny |
| SE coastal plain climate | warm most of the year |
| stong winds that move in a circular path along with heavy rains | characteristics of a hurricanne |
| logging industry products | furniture, lumber, paper |
| major rice producer | Arkansas |
| SE swamp dweller | Alligators make their home here |
| lighthouses | These helped sailors avoid the rocky coastline. |
| major crops of the SE | soybeans, peanuts, oranges |
