southeastern region

Southeastern Region

Mrs. Barrow’s 5th Grade Social Studies

Arkansas Louisiana Mississippi Kentucky Tennessee Alabama Georgia South Carolina Florida North Carolina West Virginia Virginia

12 states make up the Southeast Region

AlabamaLouisianaMississippiKentuckyTennesseeGeorgiaFloridaS. CarolinaN. CarolinaW. VirginiaVirginiaArkansas

MontgomeryBaton RougeJacksonFrankfortNashvilleAtlantaTallahasseeColumbiaRaleighCharlestonRichmondLittle Rock

States and Capitals

Capital: Montgomery Major City: Mobile

Alabama

Capital: Baton Rouge Major City: New Orleans Lake Pontchartrain, Mississippi

River

Louisiana

Capital: Jackson Mississippi River

Mississippi

Capital City: Little Rock Arkansas River, Mississippi River

Arkansas

Capital City: Nashville Major City:

Chattanooga

Tennessee

Capital City: Frankfort

Kentucky

Capital City: Atlanta Major City: Savannah Piedmont Plateau, Appalachian

Mountains

Georgia

Capital City: Tallahassee Major City: Miami Lake Okeechobee, Gulf of Mexico, Atlantic Ocean

Florida

Capital: Columbia Piedmont Plateau, Appalachian Mountains

South Carolina

Capital: Raleigh Appalachian Mountains, Atlantic

Ocean

North Carolina

Capital: Richmond Appalachian Mountains, Chesapeake

Bay

Virginia

Capital: Charleston Appalachian Mountains

West Virginia

½ of the country’s paper comes from the trees this region Georgia is famous for its peaches Florida is a leading producer of oranges, grapefruit, and tangerines. Well known farm products of this region are: cotton, tobacco, and

peanuts. Fish & shrimp are obtained from the Atlantic ocean and the Gulf of

Mexico Kentucky & West Virginia are leading producers in coal Louisiana is well known for its oil Coal is used for printing ink and plastics Crude oil is sent to a refinery. Then it is turned into other products. Refinery: factory

The Economy & Natural Resources of SE Region