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Alabama Natural Environment Study Guide

This study guide provides questions to help students learn about Alabama's natural environment and geography. It includes questions about the state's different landform regions, natural resources, climate, rivers, and notable figures like George Washington Carver. Students are asked to identify key terms, label maps, list facts, and answer short questions about Alabama's physical geography and how its natural features have impacted the state's economy and agriculture.

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Alabama Natural Environment Study Guide

This study guide provides questions to help students learn about Alabama's natural environment and geography. It includes questions about the state's different landform regions, natural resources, climate, rivers, and notable figures like George Washington Carver. Students are asked to identify key terms, label maps, list facts, and answer short questions about Alabama's physical geography and how its natural features have impacted the state's economy and agriculture.

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Study Guide
Chapter 2 Alabama’s Natural Environment

1. On the test you will have to label the following regions on a map-
a. Highland Rim
b. Ridge & Valley
c. Coastal Plain
d. Cumberland Plateau
e. Piedmont

2. On the test you have to write on fact about each of the following regions.

a. Highland Rim:_______________________________________________________________________

b. Ridge & Valley:______________________________________________________________________

c. Coastal Plain:_______________________________________________________________________

d. Cumberland Plateau: ________________________________________________________________

e. Piedmont: _________________________________________________________________________

3. A _____________________ is a large area of flat land that is higher than the land around it.

4. A _____________________ is a long area of high land.

5. A _____________________ is a body of water that cuts into a coastline.

6. A sharp drop in a river and large rock form _____________________, or very fast-flowing water.

7. Dams form _____________________, or human-made lakes.

8. A _____________________ is something in the environment that people can use.

9. List 3 natural resources: ____________________________________________________________________

10. In a _____________________ climate, seasons are neither too hot nor too cold.

11. Why are temperate climates helpful to farmers? _______________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________________________

12. _____________________ means in the country, or out of the city.

13. This is a river that forms part of the Alabama-Georgia border. _____________________

14. The highest point in Alabama is _____________________.


15. The French explorer who suggested connecting the Tennessee and Tombigbee Rivers was
_____________________________

16. The largest landform region in Alabama is the _____________________.

17. What are Alabama’s three main river systems? ____________________________________________ ,

_________________________________________ , ____________________________________________

18. What is another word for commerce? _____________________

19. How does the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway help Alabama commerce?__________________________

__________________________________________________________________________________________

20. This area of Alabama is known for great soil. _____________________

21. List two facts about George Washington Carver. _______________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________________________________

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