The Southern States – Part 2

States of the South• Sixteen states form the Southern region of the

United States.

Delaware Maryland

Virginia West Virginia

Kentucky Tennessee

North Carolina South Carolina

Georgia Florida

Alabama Mississippi

Louisiana Arkansas

Texas Oklahoma

Facts About Georgia

• Population: 7,486,000• Capital City: Atlanta• Nickname: Peach State• Largest City: Atlanta• Climate: 50°F and 91°F• Interesting Fact: The first

Girl Scout troop in America was organized in 1912 in Savannah.

Facts About Florida

• Population: 14,653,000• Capital City: Tallahassee• Nickname: Sunshine State• Largest City: Jacksonville• Climate: 59°F and 91°F• Interesting Fact: St.

Augustine, founded in 1565, is the oldest city in the United States.

Facts About Alabama

• Population: 4,319,000• Capital City: Montgomery• Nickname: Heart of Dixie• Largest City: Birmingham• Climate: 40°F and 91°• Interesting Facts: Helen

Keller was born in Alabama. The first rocket that carried a satellite into space was built in Alabama.

Facts About Mississippi

• Population: 2,730,000• Capital City: Jackson• Nickname: Magnolia State• Largest City: Jackson • Climate: 56°F and 92°F• Interesting Fact:

Mississippi has over 4,700 tree farms – more than any other state.

Facts About Louisiana

• Population: 4,351,000• Capital City: Baton Rouge• Nickname: Pelican State• Largest City: New Orleans• Climate: 61°F and 91°F• Interesting Fact: The

world’s largest bridge is the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway, which extends 29 miles.

Facts About Arkansas

• Population: 2,522,000• Capital City: Little Rock• Nickname: Land of

Opportunity• Largest City: Little Rock• Climate: 29°F and 92°F• Interesting Fact: Arkansas

has the only major diamond field in the United States.

Facts About Texas• Population: 19,439,000• Capital City: Austin• Nickname: Lone Star State• Largest City: Houston• Climate: 61°F and 93°F• Interesting Fact: King Ranch, a cattle ranch

in Texas, is about the same size as the state of Rhode Island.

Facts About Oklahoma

• Population: 3,317,000• Capital City: Oklahoma City• Nickname: Sooner State• Largest City: Oklahoma City• Climate: 39°F and 83°F• Interesting Fact: Oklahoma is the home to

more American Indians than any other state except Arizona.