U.S. Geography Regional U.S. Geography= the Southeast

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U.S. Geography 2. 4.14 1. Regional U.S. Geography= the Southeast 2. I-Pad Viewer Guide Part 2 3. Southeast Map Features

Physical Map– U.S.

Political Map– U.S.

Southeastern U.S. Political Map Physical Map

2. The Southeast- divided into 4 sub-regions Mississippi Valley Gulf Coastal Plain Appalachian Highlands and Piedmont Atlantic Coastal Plain

3. Leading U.S. Beef Producing States

7. Appalachian and Ozark Mountain Chains

8. Textile Industry in the South

9. Levees along the Mississippi River

11. Wetlands Biomes Florida Everglades Virginia Dismal Swamp Louisiana Bayou Mississippi Delta

12. Mississippi River Delta- product of erosion

2 Drainage Basins-- 1. Atlantic Coastal Plain 2. Mississippi Valley

13. The Cajuns of Louisiana

“Language may be described as a product of geographic isolationism” Example- Mountains between France and Spain– but both descended from Latin

Language: Dialects of America

Southwest Virginia– Unique Accent

15. http://www.city-data.com/ Click on…. A State and City of the Southeastern United States– Your Choice