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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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