Appalachian Mountains Cover most of the upper part



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South: Land

Appalachian Mountains

Coastal Plain

  • Stretches from Virginia to Louisiana, along the coast

  • When the ocean rises at high tide, seawater flows into the lowland forming many swamps

swamps

  • Located in the Southern part of the South region

  • Okefenokee Swamp is the largest in North America

  • Everglades is a huge, low, wetland that covers much of southern Florida

beaches

Fall line

  • The land drops sharply where the Appalachian Mountains meet the Coastal Plain

  • Rivers form waterfalls as they flow over this drop. The falling water is used to run machines and make electricity.

delta

  • A piece of land at the end of a river that is shaped like a triangle







South: Water

Atlantic Ocean

  • Forms the eastern border of the South region

Gulf of Mexico

  • Forms the southern border of the South region

Mississippi River

  • Carries fertile soil to the huge delta at the Gulf of Mexico

Rio Grande River

  • Forms part of the southern border between USA and Mexico




South: Climate

Close to the equator

South: Products and Natural Resources

Industry

  • All the businesses that produce one kind of good or provide one kind of service

Agriculture

  • The business of growing crops and raising animals

South is good for agriculture

  • Fertile soil

  • Flat land

  • Long growing season

Famous products

South: Landmarks

Washington DC

  • Capital of USA

  • Government buildings

  • Lincoln memorial

  • Washington Memorial

Miscellaneous

  • New Orleans, Louisiana - Mardi gras

  • Tennessee - Grand Ole Opry

  • Graceland (Elvis’s estate)

  • Atlanta, Georgia - largest Aquarium

Florida Theme Parks

  • Walt Disney World

  • Sea World

  • Universal Studios

  • Busch Gardens









South: Land

Appalachian Mountains

  • Cover most of the upper part (towards the North)

  • Oldest mountain range in the world

  • Ranges up to the Northeast

Coastal Plain

  • Stretches from _________to _________, along the coast

  • When the ocean rises at high tide, seawater flows into the lowland forming many ________

swamps

  • Located in the Southern part of the South region

  • _________ Swamp is the largest in North America

  • _________ is a huge, low, wetland that covers much of southern Florida

beaches

  • _________beaches are in Southern part of South region

  • Coast includes Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico

Fall line

  • The land drops sharply where the _________ _________ meet the _________ _________

  • Rivers form _________ as they flow over this drop. The falling water is used to run machines and make electricity.

delta

  • A piece of land at the end of a river that is shaped like a _________







South: Water

Atlantic Ocean

  • Forms the _______ border of the South region

Gulf of Mexico

  • Forms the _______ border of the South region

Mississippi River

  • Carries fertile soil to the huge delta at the _________ of _________

Rio Grande River

  • Forms part of the southern border between USA and _________




South: Climate

Close to the equator

  • Long, ______ and _________ summers

  • Short and _________ winters

  • Tropical _________ and _________ cause damage in coastal areas

South: Products and Natural Resources

Industry

  • All the _________ that produce one kind of good or provide one kind of _________

Agriculture

  • The business of growing _________ and raising _________

South is good for agriculture

  • Fertile _________

  • Flat _________

  • Long _________ _________

Famous products

  • Georgia - _________

  • Florida - _________ (oranges, lemons)

  • Cotton, tobacco, peanuts, sugar cane, rice

  • North Carolina - _________ for furniture

  • Texas and Gulf Coast - oil and natural gas

South: Landmarks

Washington DC

  • Capital of _________

  • Government buildings

  • Lincoln _________

  • _________ Monument

Miscellaneous

  • _____ _________, Louisiana - Mardi gras

  • _________ - Grand Ole Opry

  • Tennessee - _________ (Elvis’s estate)

  • Georgia - largest _________

Florida Theme Parks

  • _________ _________ World

  • _________ World

  • Universal _________

  • Busch _________








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