Explore

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Explore the Southeast
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The Southeast has 12 states.
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The 12 states in the Southeast are
Mr. Robertsons Web Site, here we come!
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The Southeast has 12 states.
What is the most northern state in the Southeast
region?
What is the most southern state in the Southeast
region?
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Climate
The Southeast climate is
TEMPERATURE
MOISTURE
Summer Hot Winter Mild
Wet Rain and Humidity
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Climate
HOT!
Centerville, Alabama 112 degrees in 1925!
67 degrees in January!
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Landforms
Southeast landforms are
Mountains
Plains
High-lands
Plateau
Coast
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Landforms
Here are the Smokey Mountains in Tennessee and
West Virginia.
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Landforms
Along the coasts are the Atlantic Ocean and the
Gulf of Mexico.
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A gulf is just like an ocean.
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Landforms
Mississippi River
2,340 miles long!
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The Mississippi River starts in Minnesota and
ends in New Orleans, Louisiana, the largest port
in the U.S.
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Landforms
Atlanta, Georgia
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Landforms
Miami, Florida
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Landforms
Nice cities. But where do you think most people
live in the Southeast?
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History
What was it like to live in the Southeast 200
years ago? Lets go to Williamsburg, VA
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History
Did you know that majority of the U.S. Civil War
was fought in the Southeastern states?
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History
WHY?
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Take a Break
Does anyone know a United States joke?
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Population
61 million people live in the Southeast region.
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Population
WOW!
Lets do some math! Dont be scared!
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Population

• million in Northeast
• 61 million in Southeast

118 million people live on the east side of the
country!
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Population
Almost the same!

• million in Northeast
• 61 million in Southeast

But, the Southeast is not as crowded as the
Northeast. WHY???
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Business
Natural Resources Guess the most important
natural resource of the Southeast. It has to do
with
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(student name) Think about mud pies. What are
they made of?
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FERTILE SOIL
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Business

• Cotton
• Oranges
• Peanuts

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Business
Nashville, TN Home of country music
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Business
Most people work in service jobs.
Stores and Restaurants
Tourism
Businesses
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Remember These!
Smokey Mountains Mississippi River New Orleans,
Louisiana Atlanta, Georgia Miami, Florida
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Remember These!
Natural Resource Fertile Soil Cotton Oranges Pean
uts Country Music 61 million people