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Appalachian Mountains Cover most of the upper part
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| Date | 28.03.2018 | | Size | 38.97 Kb. | | #43279 |
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South: Land
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Appalachian Mountains
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Coastal Plain
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Stretches from Virginia to Louisiana, along the coast
When the ocean rises at high tide, seawater flows into the lowland forming many swamps
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swamps
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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
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beaches
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Fall line
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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.
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delta
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A piece of land at the end of a river that is shaped like a triangle
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South: Water
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Atlantic Ocean
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Forms the eastern border of the South region
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Gulf of Mexico
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Forms the southern border of the South region
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Mississippi River
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Carries fertile soil to the huge delta at the Gulf of Mexico
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Rio Grande River
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Forms part of the southern border between USA and Mexico
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South: Climate
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Close to the equator
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South: Products and Natural Resources
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Industry
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All the businesses that produce one kind of good or provide one kind of service
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Agriculture
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The business of growing crops and raising animals
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South is good for agriculture
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Fertile soil
Flat land
Long growing season
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Famous products
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South: Landmarks
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Washington DC
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Capital of USA
Government buildings
Lincoln memorial
Washington Memorial
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Miscellaneous
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New Orleans, Louisiana - Mardi gras
Tennessee - Grand Ole Opry
Graceland (Elvis’s estate)
Atlanta, Georgia - largest Aquarium
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Florida Theme Parks
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Walt Disney World
Sea World
Universal Studios
Busch Gardens
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South: Land
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Appalachian Mountains
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Cover most of the upper part (towards the North)
Oldest mountain range in the world
Ranges up to the Northeast
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Coastal Plain
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Stretches from _________to _________, along the coast
When the ocean rises at high tide, seawater flows into the lowland forming many ________
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swamps
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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
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beaches
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_________beaches are in Southern part of South region
Coast includes Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico
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Fall line
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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.
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delta
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A piece of land at the end of a river that is shaped like a _________
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South: Water
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Atlantic Ocean
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Forms the _______ border of the South region
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Gulf of Mexico
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Forms the _______ border of the South region
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Mississippi River
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Carries fertile soil to the huge delta at the _________ of _________
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Rio Grande River
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Forms part of the southern border between USA and _________
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South: Climate
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Close to the equator
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Long, ______ and _________ summers
Short and _________ winters
Tropical _________ and _________ cause damage in coastal areas
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South: Products and Natural Resources
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Industry
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All the _________ that produce one kind of good or provide one kind of _________
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Agriculture
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The business of growing _________ and raising _________
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South is good for agriculture
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Fertile _________
Flat _________
Long _________ _________
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Famous products
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Georgia - _________
Florida - _________ (oranges, lemons)
Cotton, tobacco, peanuts, sugar cane, rice
North Carolina - _________ for furniture
Texas and Gulf Coast - oil and natural gas
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South: Landmarks
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Washington DC
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Capital of _________
Government buildings
Lincoln _________
_________ Monument
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Miscellaneous
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_____ _________, Louisiana - Mardi gras
_________ - Grand Ole Opry
Tennessee - _________ (Elvis’s estate)
Georgia - largest _________
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Florida Theme Parks
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_________ _________ World
_________ World
Universal _________
Busch _________
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