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Southeast States

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

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Southeast States

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  1. 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

  2. Southeast States • Mississippi Jackson MS • Louisiana Baton Rouge LA • Arkansas Little Rock AR • Tennessee Nashville TN • Kentucky Frankfort KY

  3. 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

  4. Location & People • Why people settle here: • 1. Warm Climate • 2. Coastline (beaches!) • 3. Major Cities • Largest city is __Jacksonville___, FL

  5. 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 gin • Textile-industry dealing with weaving fabric

  6. 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__

  7. 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

  8. Fishing • Marsh- area of soft, wet land • Examples: Everglades

  9. Everglades http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=4027406n

  10. You decide • Should we develop (destroy) or preserve (save) the Everglades? • In a paragraph (2-3 sentences), state your opinion and explain your reasoning

  11. Industries • 1. Agriculture-farming for profit (money) • 2. Fishing • 3. Cattle Ranching • 4. Coal Mining • 5. Horses • 6. Country Music

  12. St. Augustine • Founded by the __Spanish___ • Oldest European settlement in North America

  13. 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/

  14. 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

  15. Climate • Winter- mild, closer to the _equator__ • Summer- hot and humid • Hurricane-a storm with a violent wind

  16. 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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