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Southeast States•Virginia Richmond VA•West Virginia Charleston WV•North Carolina Raleigh NC•South Carolina Columbia SC•Georgia Atlanta GA•Florida Tallahassee FL•Alabama Montgomery AL
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Southeast States•Mississippi Jackson MS•Louisiana Baton Rouge LA•Arkansas Little Rock AR•TennesseeNashville TN•Kentucky Frankfort KY
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Southeast Geography •Mountain Chain- Appalachian •2nd largest river in U.S.- Mississippi River•Area of rolling hills around the mountains-
Piedmont•2 flat areas of land near the coast
▫1. Atlantic Coastal Plain▫2. Gulf Coastal Plain
•2 bodies of water-▫1. Atlantic Ocean▫2. Gulf of Mexico
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Location & People•Why people settle here:
▫1. Warm Climate▫2. Coastline (beaches!) ▫3. Major Cities
•Largest city is __Jacksonville___, FL
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Farming•Many people in the SE were farmers
•Plantations- large farm▫Major crops: _rice__, _cotton___, _tobacco__
▫__slaves__ were plantation workers▫COTTON was __KING__ because Eli Whitney invented the cotton ginTextile- industry dealing with weaving fabric
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Lakes•Lake Okeechobee
▫Largest freshwater lake in the state of ___FL_____
•Lake Pontchartrain▫Second largest
saltwater lake in the United States
▫Largest lake in __LA__
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Mississippi Delta •Delta- sand/soil that collects at the mouth of a river
•Stretches from KY and AR to Mississippi River
•Soil is good for farming
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Fishing•Marsh- area of soft, wet land
▫Examples: Everglades
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Everglades
http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=4027406n
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You decide •Should we develop (destroy) or preserve
(save) the Everglades?•In a paragraph (2-3 sentences), state your
opinion and explain your reasoning
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Industries•1. Agriculture- farming for profit (money)
•2. Fishing
•3. Cattle Ranching
•4. Coal Mining
•5. Horses
•6. Country Music
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St. Augustine•Founded by the __Spanish___•Oldest European settlement in North
America
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Jamestown, VA•1st permanent __English__ settlement•Swampy location, people were sick•In 1619 they began to grow tobacco with
slave labor
http://www.historyglobe.com/jamestown/
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Oil & the Gulf of Mexico•Petroleum-
another name for _oil__
•Oil wells are drilled into the ground beneath the Gulf of Mexico
•Used to make gasoline
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Climate•Winter- mild, closer to the _equator__
•Summer- hot and humid
•Hurricane- a storm with a violent wind
City Temperature
Snow Rain
Birmingham, AL
53/33 0.8 inches
4.1 inches
Charleston, SC 59/38 0.1 inches
3.5 inches
Memphis, TN 47/30 2.3 inches
3.8 inches
Orlando, FL 72/50 Trace 2.1 inches City Temperatur
eRain
Birmingham, AL
90/70 5.1 inches
Charleston, SC 90/72 7.2 inchesMemphis, TN 91/72 4.6 inchesOrlando, FL 92/73 8.1 inches
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Hurricane Katrina•Costliest hurricane, as well as one of the
five deadliest, in the history of the U.S.•Formed over the Bahamas on 8/23/05 and
crossed FL as a category 1 hurricane•Strengthened over Gulf of Mexico and
made landfall in southeast LA•At least 1,836 people lost their lives•Damages over $100 billion
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