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Lesson 1: Southeastern Region. Southeastern States. Virginia West Virginia North Carolina South Carolina Georgia Florida Alabama Louisiana Mississippi Tennessee Kentucky Arkansas. http:// gwydir.demon.co.uk/jo/maps/usa5/index.htm. Places of Interest: The SE has it!.
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Southeastern States • Virginia • West Virginia • North Carolina • South Carolina • Georgia • Florida • Alabama • Louisiana • Mississippi • Tennessee • Kentucky • Arkansas http://gwydir.demon.co.uk/jo/maps/usa5/index.htm
Places of Interest: The SE has it! • ://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_DPRvH2QMk
Let’s Learn the state locations and little tricks for the SE Get out your SE laminated map and let’s learn these together!
Looks like a V Virginia
Is NORTH of… South Carolina North Carolina
Is South of… NORTH Carolina South Carolina
MAG it… Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia
Is a large peninsula ( land mass surrounded on three sides by water, back to you Dave) Florida
It’s so beautiful it will bring a tear to your eye West Virginia
Fried Chicken Kentucky
Looks Like a T to me Tennessee
AR KANSAS Arkansas
Looks like and L Louisiana
Coastal Plains • Beaches are favorite places for swimming. • The wetlands are wet areas such as swamps or marshes. • The Florida Everglades are home to many rare plants and animals, such as egrets and ibis.
Mississippi River • The Mississippi River flows through the Southeast. • The source of the Mississippi is in Minnesota, and the mouth is in Louisiana. • The river is useful for water and transportation.
Appalachian Mountains • The Appalachian Mountains run from Maine to Alabama. • The longest marked hiking trail is in the Appalachians. • The trees provide wood for furniture.
Resources • Florida grows about four out of five of our country’s oranges. • More rice is grown in Arkansas than any other state. • Georgia grows three times as many peanuts as any other state.
Resources • Kentucky and West Virginia produce much of our country’s coal. • This fuel is burned to make electricity and to heat our homes and businesses.
Resources • Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas, and Tennessee are leading cotton producers. • Cotton is turned into cloth at mills in the Southeast.
Climate • The Southeast region is closer to the equator. • The weather is usually sunny, hot, and humid. • The Southeast has a long growing season.
Climate • Warm weather and enough rain allow the farmers to grow many crops. • Agriculture is profitable in the Southeast. • Farmers grow many cash crops.
History • The Cherokee Indians lived in the Southeast. • One famous Cherokee was Sequoyah, who invented the Cherokee alphabet. • The Trail of Tears happened when the Cherokee were forced to leave their homes.
History • Jamestown was the first permanent colony in America. • Williamsburg was the capital of Virginia. • Thomas Jefferson helped to write the Declaration of Independence.
History • Some battles of the Civil War took place in the Southeast. • Harriet Tubman helped to free the slaves in the Southeast. She began the Underground Railroad. • Martin Luther King fought for Civil Rights.
The Southeast Region • States • Landforms • Resources • Climate • History