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21 Cards in this Set
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Swamp
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A low area of land that is covered by water at least part of the year.
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Hurricane
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A storm with heavy rains and high winds
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ancestor
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A relative who lived long ago
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mineral
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a natural material found in rock
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strip mine
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a place where minerals are scraped from the surface of the ground
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delta
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a triangle shaped area of land at the end of a river
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bayou
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a stream that flows through a swamp
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petroleum
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a thick, black, oily liquid found underground. It can be made into many different products.
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segregation
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separation of people because of race; the Civil Rights Movement helped stop segregation.
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Appalachia
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The mountainous region of the southern part of the Appalachian Mountain Range.
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Sun Belt
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An area of the U.S. that includes some states in the Southeast. These states have mild weather all year long.
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Everglades National Park
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A large swamp that covers the southern tip of Florida. Over 300 kinds of birds live here.
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New Orleans, Louisiana
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A city known for its Jazz music and Cajun food. Many early settlers here were from France.
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Dixieland
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Another name for Jazz music.
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Memphis, Tennessee
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A city known as the "Home of the Blues."
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Civil Rights Movement
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It started as a protest against segregation.
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Cape Canaveral, Florida
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The location that used to launch the space shuttle.
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Coal mines
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There are many mines in the Appalachian region, especially in West Virginia
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Petroleum
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It is removed from under the ocean floor by a big oil rig that holds drilling machinery. It can be made into many products.
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Jamestown
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A town in Virginia where the first permanent English settlement was located.
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Natchez, Mississippi
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The town with many large plantations in the early 1800s.
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