ss packet southeast Flashcards
What makes up the southeast
It combines the coastal and inland states
Where’s the southeast located with respect to other things
Atlantic ocean Oklahoma and Texas Ohio river valley the gulf of Mexico
What’s some of the geographic terms
Gulf delta costal plains peninsula lowlands
Where are southern ports located
Baltimore Norfolk Charleston new Orleans mobile
What significant features and representative landmarks could you visit to learn about the southeast today
Myrtle beach and Jamestown
What’s the northeasts climate like
Winter generally mild colder in the north and higher elevations summer hot humid with thunderstorms and venerable to hurricanes from June through November
Who shaped the southeast region?
South eastern woodland American Indians Seminole Powhatan and Cherokee
Europeans settled for economic reasons beginning in the late 1500s St Augustine fl Spanish 1565
Jamestown va English 1607 new Orleans la French 1718
What are cultural characteristics of the southeast region
Plantations agriculture based economy cotton tobacco rice peanuts music blues country jazz southern food
What’s the coastal states capitals and important cities Atlantic and gulf
Maryland imp city Baltimore capital Annapolis
Virginia capital Richmond imp city Norfolk and mannasas
North Carolina Capital raleigh imp city Charlotte
South Carolina capital Columbia imp city Charleston
Georgia capital Atlanta imp city savannah
Florida capital tallhese imp city miami
Mississippi capital Jackson
Alabama capital Montgomery imp city Birmingham
Louisiana capital baton rouge imp city new Orleans
What are inland states capitals and important cities
Arkansas capital little rock
Tenesee capital Nashville imp city Memphis
Kentucky capital Frankfort imp city Louisville
What events made a significant impact on this region
Establishment of slavery based economy 1600s
Cumberland gap was an important used by Indians and widened by Daniel Boone 1775 and led to further western migration/settlement. Civil war 1861-1865
Civil rights movement 1960s
What’s some of the regions physical features
Some are landforms Appalachian mountains Broad lowlands on coastal plain Peninsula Fall line Water features Atlantic ocean Gulf of Mexico Chesapeake bay Mississippi river Ohio river Everglades
How have natural resources contributed to the economic development of the southeast
Natural resources such as fertile soil forests coal petroleum/oil fish
Have led to farming cotton rice peanuts soybeans oranges sugarcane pigs dairy cows
Manufacturing lumber and paper mills food prosesing furniture fertilizer
Mining minerals coal limestone
