the regions of the united states middle west. south region

The Regions of the United States

Middle WestMiddle West

South Region

Alabama• Alabama , state

in the southeastern United States. It is bordered by Tennessee (N), Georgia (E), Florida and the Gulf of Mexico (S), and Mississippi (W).

Florida• Florida , state in the

extreme SE United States. A long, low peninsula between the Atlantic Ocean (E) and the Gulf of Mexico (W), Florida is bordered by Georgia and Alabama (N).

Georgia• Georgia , state in

the SE United States, the last of the Thirteen Colonies to be founded. It is bordered by Florida (S), Alabama (W), Tennessee and North Carolina (N), and South Carolina and the Atlantic Ocean (E).

Kentucky• Kentucky , one of

the so-called border states of the S central United States. It is bordered by West Virginia and Virginia (E); Tennessee (S); the Mississippi R., across which lies Missouri (SW); and Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio, all across the Ohio R. (W, N).

Louisiana• Louisiana , state in

the S central United States. It is bounded by Mississippi, with the Mississippi R. forming about half of the border (E), the Gulf of Mexico (S), Texas (W), and Arkansas (N).

Mississippi• Mississippi , one of

the Deep South states of the United States. It is bordered by Alabama (E), the Gulf of Mexico (S), Arkansas and Louisiana, with most of the border formed by the Mississippi R. (W), and Tennessee (N).

North Carolina• North Carolina,

state in the SE United States. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean (E), South Carolina and Georgia (S), Tennessee (W), and Virginia (N).

South Carolina• South Carolina,

state of the SE United States. It is bordered by North Carolina (N), the Atlantic Ocean (SE), and Georgia (SW).

Tennessee• Tennessee , state in

the south-central United States. It is bordered by Kentucky and Virginia (N), North Carolina (E), Georgia, Alabama, and Mississippi (S), and, across the Mississippi R., Arkansas and Missouri (W).

Virginia• Virginia, state of

the south-central United States. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean (E), North Carolina and Tennessee (S), Kentucky and West Virginia (W), and Maryland and the District of Columbia (N and NE).

West Virginia• West Virginia, E

central state of the United States. It is bordered by Pennsylvania and Maryland (N), Virginia (E and S), and Kentucky and, across the Ohio R., Ohio (W).

Texas

Oklahoma

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Day 2 Landforms and Natural Disasters

What is this?

A landform is a shape that makes up Earth’s surface.

Mountains River

A natural disaster is an event that occurs in nature which causes massive damage to an area.

The Coastal Plains are low lying areas located along the coasts of the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico.

The Appalachian Mountains is a mountain range located in the Eastern part of the U.S.

The Mississippi River is a river that flows from Minnesota to the Gulf of Mexico. It is the longest river in the U.S.

Hurricanes are a natural disaster that threaten some of the SE region. A hurricane is a huge storm with heavy rain and high winds. Near its center, winds blow at 74 miles an hour or more.

http://www.mthurricane.com/Hurricane_Katrina.htm

Day 3 History

Ist people in the SE region—Native Americans

They settled here because of the forest which were good hunting areas and good for lumber. Also because of the Mississippi River which was good for fishing.

Early 1500—Spanish and French Explorers arrived They were looking for gold.

The first settlement was built by the Spanish in 1565.

Day 4 Economics and Resources

Economics—the study of how people provide goods and services.

Resources—is a usable supply of a product

Renewable resource– is a resource that can be used or made again by man

Nonrenewable resource—is a resource that cannot be made again

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