Question 1

Summers in the Southeast =

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hot

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warm

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mild

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cold

Question 2

Winters in the Southeast =

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mild

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cool

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hot

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cold

Question 3

How does the climate affect how people in the Southeast build their homes?

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Houses have screened rooms/porches so people can be inside and outside on a hot day.

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Houses are mostly located near farms so people can take advantage of the longer growing season.

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Houses in coastal areas usually have bags of sand ready to avoid flooding.

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Houses are built low to the ground so that they are safe when a hurricane strikes.

Question 4

Which best describes how a hurricane forms?

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Warm air rises from warm ocean water and hits cooler air above, generating strong winds.

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Cool, dry air rises from cool land and hits warm, moist air above, resulting in severe thunderstorms.

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Warm air rises from warm land and hits cool, moist area above, causing heavy rainfall.

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Cool, moist air comes down from the fall line, condensing & raining as it moves out toward the ocean.

Question 5

What was the name of the terrible hurricane that caused more than $100 billion in damages in 2005?

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Hurricane Katrina

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Hurricane Blanco

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Hurricane Louisiana

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Hurricane Andrew

Question 6

One way that people in the Southeast prepare for floods is by _____.

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building levees

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turning off their cell phones

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serving food

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constructing a fall line

Question 7

The climate of the Southeast is mild. This means the region has a long _____ _____.

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growing season

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screened porch

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storm surge

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hurricane season

Question 8

Where in Florida can people go diving in the warm water&#44; eat seafood&#44; and look for seashells?

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keys

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levee

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screened porch

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wetland

Question 9

A _______ is when the ocean's level rises as water is pushed toward shore.

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storm surge

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growing season

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hurricane

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levee

Question 10

What is it called when people are moved to safety?

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evacuation

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hurricane

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key

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escape

Question 11

What is a dirt or concrete wall?

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levee

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evacuation

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storm surge

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hurricane

Question 12

A ____ is a low island.

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key

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levee

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growing season

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hurricane

Question 13

The _______ is the part of the year when temperatures are warm enough for plants to grow.

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growing season

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hurricane

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key

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storm surge

Question 14

What is a powerful storm that forms in warm areas such as the water off the Southeast coast?

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hurricane

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levee

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storm surge

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key

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