1. The South https://nickshell1983.wordpress.com/tag/southern/

2. Population Total: 78,385,623

3. Population Increase Average: 10.5%

4. Ethnic/Racial Groups

5. Famous City: New Orleans, Louisiana Cathedral-Basilica of St. Louis King of France http://www.spitlerphoto.c om/Churches/Churches/ 7265262_ZNcfu/1/78500 3737_RPEKY#78500373 7_RPE http://www.neworleansonline.com/tools/transportation/gettingaround/str eetcars.html The St. Charles Line

6. Foreign-Born People (Immigrants) Average: 5.8%

7. Geographic Features Smokey Mountains- North Carolina & Tennessee Mississippi River- Kentucky, Tennessee,Arkansas, Mississippi, Louisiana and several northern states. http://www.umrba.org/ http://www.destination360.com/north-america/us/tennessee/great- smoky-mountains

8. Geographic Features Arkansas River- Arkansas, Colorado, Kansas, Oklahoma Appalachian Mountains- Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina, Georgia, South Carolina and several other states http://assets.longislandpress.com/photo/gallery.php?gazpart=view &gazimage=10295 http://www.theresilientearth.com/?q=content/appalachian- mountains-rock-ice-age

9. Major Tourist Attractions Walt Disney World- Orlando, Florida http://www.tickettodisneyworldflorida.com/

10. Major Tourist Attractions Great Smokey Mountains National Park- North Carolina & Tennessee http://www.holydieexplorer.com/great-smoky-mountains-national-park-one-of-oldest- mountains-in-the-world-usa/

11. Major Tourist Attractions Mardi Gras Festival- New Orleans, Louisiana http://www.zimbio.com/pictures/LhCJK8FTVKX/New+Orleans+Celebrates+Mardi+Gras /YAmYBxNZxER

12. Unique Fact Soft Drinks such as Coca-Cola, Pepsi-Cola, Mountain Dew, Royal Crown Cola and Dr. Pepper all originated in the South http://www.topnews.in/companies/coca cola http://www.theoriginof.com/pepsi.html http://connect.in.com/free-dr- pepper/photos-dr-pepper-wallpaper- background-theme-desktop-free- 1156412153345.html

13. Uniqueness #2: The Southern Accent Vowels exaggerated. A-- like "hay" without "h" E-- (normal) I-- almost like "aa" O-- starts with "a", but then switch to "o" U-- like "you" u-- like uh "i" and "e" merged Add an extra syllable to 1- syllable words Shorten 2-syllable words to 1.

14. Southern Music Influenced from many cultures Gospel music Spirituals Country music Rhythm and blues Soul music Funk Rock and roll Beach music Bluegrass Jazz Zydeco Appalachian folk music Cajun All originated in the South

15. Southern Food Louisiana Creole Cuisine http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louisiana_Creole_cuisine

16. Current Event Deepwater Horizon oil spill Finding Native American artifacts http://www.pri.org/stories/science/archeological-finds-uncovered-after-bp-oil-spill5737.html

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