Farming in the Southeast Region
Activity 5

 

1.    What are the leading crops in the Coastal Plain?
 
 

2.    What fruit is grown in the valleys and hillsides of the Appalachian
       Mountains?
 
 

3.    What fruit is grown in the Southeast section of the Piedmont?
 
 

4.    Agriculture is North Carolina's number one industry. Name 3 products
       that North Carolina produces more than any other state?
 

5.    What did George Washington Carver develop?
 
 

6.    Carver then developed 325 different used for peanuts. Name 2:
 
 

7.    Carver also discovered 20 uses for sweet potatoes and pecans.
       Name 2:
 

8.    Florida ranks # 9 nationally in the value of what?
 

9.    Florida ranks #2 in the value of what?
 
 

10.   Florida farmers led the nation in the production of 18 major
        Agricultural commodities. Name 5:
 
 

11.    What percent of the U.S. grapefruit are grown in Florida?
 
 

12.    What percent of the U.S. oranges are grown in Florida?
 
 

13.   Agriculture is Mississippi's #1 industry. What are the top 5
        agricultural commodities in Mississippi?
 
 

14.    How does Mississippi rank in the production of rice?
 
 

15.    What makes Mississippi an ideal state for agriculture?