1. Southeast States 1.VirginiaRichmondVA 2.West VirginiaCharleston WV 3.North CarolinaRaleighNC 4.South CarolinaColumbiaSC 5.GeorgiaAtlantaGA 6.FloridaTallahasseeFL 7.Alabama MontgomeryAL

2. Southeast States 8.MississippiJackson MS 9.LouisianaBaton RougeLA 10.ArkansasLittle RockAR 11.TennesseeNashvilleTN 12.Kentucky FrankfortKY

4. Southeast Geography Mountain Chain-Appalachian Mts. 2 nd largest river in U.S.- Mississippi River Area of rolling hills around the mountains- Piedmont 2 flat areas of land near the coast ▫1. Atlantic Coastal Plain ▫2. Gulf Coastal Plain 2 bodies of water- ▫1. Atlantic Ocean ▫2. Gulf of Mexico

5. Location & People Why people settle here: ▫1. Warm climates ▫2. Coastlines (beaches) ▫3. Major cities Largest city is Jacksonville, FL

6. Lakes Lake Okeechobee ▫Largest freshwater lake in the state of Florida Lake Pontchartrain ▫Second largest saltwater lake in the United States ▫Largest lake in Louisiana

7. Mississippi Delta Delta- deposit of sand and soil in a river Stretches from KY and AR to Mississippi River Soil is good for farming

8. First Settlements 1.St. Augustine Founded by the Spanish Oldest European settlement in North America

9. 2.Jamestown, VA 1 st permanent English settlement Swampy location, people were sick In 1619 they began to grow tobacco with slave labor http://www.historyglobe.com/jamestown/