Do Now What are three things you like and dislike about living in Mississippi? (Total of 6 things)

Do Now # 1 Complete the Fast Facts about Mississippi WS using your book and/or internet on your phone. You will have 15 Minutes! It is on the brown book shelf in back of room!!

Nickname: Magnolia State Capital: Jackson Motto: Virtute et armis (By valor and arms) # of Counties: 82 (you will know all of them ) Admitted to the Union: December 10, 1817 Time Zone: Central Standard Bird: Mockingbird Flower: Magnolia Fish: Largemouth Bass Tree: Magnolia Song: Go Mississippi! Insect: Honeybee Land Mammal: White-Tailed Deer/Red Fox

1.North-South Distance is 350 miles 2.East-West Distance is 180 miles 3.Located between 30 and 34 degrees N latitude 4.Located between 88 and 91 degrees W longitude 5.Climate is humid subtropical 6.Average of 50 in. of precipitation each year 7.More than 220 frost free days 8.Annual temperature is 62 degrees Fahrenheit 9.Coldest month is January 10.Has Nine major and two minor river systems Quick facts in Chapter 1

M-I-Crooked Letter- Crooked Letter!!!!! Living in the great state of Mississippi

5 Themes of Geography to understand Mississippi’s Natural Environment 1.Location- every feature has a “spot” *What is the location of Mississippi? There are many!! 2. Place- physical (climate, water resources, landforms) and human characteristics (languages, religions) * What are some physical and human characteristics of MS? 3. Human-Environmental Interaction- yes it is what it says! * How do we as Mississippians interact with our environment? 4. Movement- Ways we are linked with regions, cultures, people… * What feature of MS could help us to study movement? 5. Regions- Can have a single characteristic or a number of criteria * Can you name any of Mississippi’s regions?

Mississippi’s Geographic Regions Delta Hills Piney Woods Gulf Coast

Location of Mississippi Location can be either relative or absolute Relative location- a place compared to other places – Mississippi is bordered by? – Mississippi is bounded by? Absolute location- precise location on Earth, use latitude, longitude, and GPS. – What is the absolute location of Mississippi?

Absolute Location Between 30 and 35 degrees North latitude Between 88 and 91 degrees West longitude

Mississippi’s Natural Environment Climate Humid Subtropical: Humid through most of the year and we see quite a lot of rain – This climate affects a number of things People’s movement- Snow birds coming south for year round activities (golf, fishing, the beach) Warmer climate also affected the growth of cotton and turned MS into an important cotton producing state

Mississippi’s Natural Environment Temperature Average is 62 Lowest temp. recorded in 1966: -19 Highest temp. recorded in 1930: 115 January is the coldest month Precipitation Average is 52 inches a year Coastal counties receive more Most rainfall occurs in the winter Humidity- 76% on the coast, 70% northern counties

Mississippi’s Natural Environment Natural Hazards Due to frequent weather changes – Tornadoes: spring and early summer (when warm air from south meets cool air from the north) Over the past 50 years-MS averages 24 a year – Hurricanes: June to October Two most powerful hurricanes in MS – Camille in 1969 – Katrina in 2005

Water Resources Surface water: MS uses it for irrigation and electric power – Major resource for the paper industry Ground Water: By way of aquifers, it supplies water to most cities and towns

Rivers Mississippi River: – Most of the Western border of the state – Drains the interior of the United States from the Appalachians to the Rockies – Much of it is navigable (boats) Nine Major River Systems: – Drain into the MS River Yazoo River Big Black Bayou Pierre-Coles Creek Homochitto River – Drains South Noxubee-Tombigbee Pearl River Amite River Pascagoula River Biloxi-Wolf-Jourdan River

Reservoirs Designed primarily to assist in flood control Six Major Reservoirs: – Pickwick Lake – Arkabutla Lake – Sardis Lake – Enid Lake – Grenada Lake – Ross Barnett

See also page 15 in your book!!! Yazoo River Big Black River Pearl River Pascagoula River Noxubee-Tombigbee River

Using both of the texts answer the following questions 1.Explain using evidence from the text how a lack of snowfall in the Rocky Mountains could affect the economy in Mississippi. 2.Using textual evidence from the two texts, explain the effects and repercussions a drought could have on the Mississippi River. 3.Analyze how the Mississippi River has shaped American history and culture.

Do you know your State??? 1.What is the State’s nickname? 2.How many counties does MS have? 3.What is MS relative location? 4.What is the climate of MS? 5.Which part of MS receives the most rainfall? 6.Name the two most powerful hurricanes? 7.How do MS’s towns and cities get water supply? 8.What are the five largest rivers? 9.Why were reservoirs built? 10.What is the greatest college in Mississippi??