Regions-SoutheastRegions-Southeast

Growing Season and CoalGrowing Season and Coal

What foods come from What foods come from the Southeast?the Southeast?

AgricultureAgriculture

Agriculture is the business of Agriculture is the business of growing crops and raising animals. growing crops and raising animals.

Because of the warm weather in the Because of the warm weather in the Southeast farmers are able to grow Southeast farmers are able to grow many crops and make a profit. many crops and make a profit.

3. The Southeast has a relatively 3. The Southeast has a relatively longlong growing season. growing season.

Growing SeasonGrowing Season

Some crops, such as oranges, need Some crops, such as oranges, need warm temperatures all year to warm temperatures all year to grow. grow.

Farmers must pay attention to the Farmers must pay attention to the growing season in the climate they growing season in the climate they live in. live in.

A growing season is the number of A growing season is the number of days in a year when the weather is days in a year when the weather is warm enough for crops to grow. warm enough for crops to grow.

PeanutsPeanuts

Peanut plants take four or five Peanut plants take four or five months to grow so they need to months to grow so they need to have a long growing season. have a long growing season.

The Southeast has the perfect The Southeast has the perfect climate and amount of rain to climate and amount of rain to grow peanuts. grow peanuts.

Georgia grows more peanuts than Georgia grows more peanuts than any other state.any other state.

Cash CropsCash Crops

Many crops are grown and used Many crops are grown and used just by the people who grow them.just by the people who grow them.

4.4. Cash Cash crops are crops grown by crops are crops grown by farmers and sold for farmers and sold for moneymoney. .

What were two cash crops during What were two cash crops during the Civil War? the Civil War?

Cotton and tobaccoCotton and tobacco

Oranges, soybeans, rice, and Oranges, soybeans, rice, and cotton are examples of cash cotton are examples of cash crops grown in the Southeast crops grown in the Southeast today. today.

SunbirdsSunbirds

Read paragraph on p. 85. Read paragraph on p. 85.

CoalCoal

Coal is a black or brown mineral Coal is a black or brown mineral found in the ground. It can be found in the ground. It can be burned to give off heat. burned to give off heat.

Read Carloads of Coal on page Read Carloads of Coal on page 89.89.

Coal MinersCoal Miners

Getting coal out of the ground is Getting coal out of the ground is dangerous. dangerous.

Underground tunnels used to dig Underground tunnels used to dig the coal can cave in and trap the coal can cave in and trap miners inside. miners inside.

Tunnels can also have gases Tunnels can also have gases inside that can explode if ignited. inside that can explode if ignited.

In 1890 miners all over the country In 1890 miners all over the country formed a labor union.formed a labor union.

5. 5. LaborLabor unions improve pay and unions improve pay and safety conditions for workers. safety conditions for workers.

The coal miners convinced The coal miners convinced Congress to pass laws about mine Congress to pass laws about mine safety. safety.

These laws say that mines must be These laws say that mines must be well-built and have enough air. well-built and have enough air.

Coal Mining TodayCoal Mining Today

Read page 91.Read page 91. The coal industry is very The coal industry is very

important to the U.S. economy. important to the U.S. economy. It is used for heating, It is used for heating,

manufacturing steel, and to make manufacturing steel, and to make electricity for power plants. electricity for power plants.

HomeworkHomework

Answer question #1 on page 85.Answer question #1 on page 85. Answer the following: What is the Answer the following: What is the

purpose of labor unions?purpose of labor unions?