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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
Southeast States•Mississippi Jackson MS•Louisiana Baton Rouge LA•Arkansas Little Rock AR•TennesseeNashville TN•Kentucky Frankfort KY
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
Location & People•Why people settle here:
▫1. Warm Climate▫2. Coastline (beaches!) ▫3. Major Cities
•Largest city is __Jacksonville___, FL
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
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__
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
Fishing•Marsh- area of soft, wet land
▫Examples: Everglades
Everglades
http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=4027406n
You decide •Should we develop (destroy) or preserve
(save) the Everglades?•In a paragraph (2-3 sentences), state your
opinion and explain your reasoning
Industries•1. Agriculture- farming for profit (money)
•2. Fishing
•3. Cattle Ranching
•4. Coal Mining
•5. Horses
•6. Country Music
St. Augustine•Founded by the __Spanish___•Oldest European settlement in North
America
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/
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
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
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