1. MISSISSIPPI STUDIES Chapter 1 Notes

2. 5 THEMES OF GEOGRAPHY LOCATION-WHERE SOMETHING IS ON EARTH
PLACE-HAS CHARACTERISTICS
HUMAN ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION-HOW HUMANS USE A PLACE.
MOVEMENT-WHY DO HUMANS LIVE WHERE THEY LIVE
REGIONS-PLACES THAT SHARE COMMON CHARACTERISTICS.
5 THEMES OF GEOGRAPHY

3. 4 REGIONS IN MISSISSIPPI
1. THE DELTA REGION- NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI
2. THE HILLS REGION-IN CENTRAL AND NORTH MISSISSIPPI
3. THE PINEY WOODS REGION- SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI. (THIS IS THE REGION WE LIVE IN)
4. THE COASTAL REGION-ON THE GULF OF MEXICO
4 REGIONS IN MISSISSIPPI

4. MAJOR CITIES IN THE COASTAL REGION
GULFPORT-HARRISON COUNTY
BILOXI-HARRISON COUNTY
PASCAGOULA-JACKSON COUNTY
OCEAN SPRINGS-JACKSON COUNTY
BAY ST. LOUIS-HANCOCK COUNTY
MAJOR CITIES IN THE COASTAL REGION

5. MAJOR CITIES IN THE DELTA REGION
1. VICKSBURG
2. TUNICA
3. YAZOO CITY
4. GREENEVILLE
MAJOR CITIES IN THE DELTA REGION

6. MAJOR CITIES IN THE HILLS REGION
1. OXFORD-(This is where Ole Miss is)
2. TUPELO- (The birthplace of Elvis)
3. BRUCE
4. HERNANDO
MAJOR CITIES IN THE HILLS REGION

7. MAJOR CITIES IN THE PINEY WOODS REGION
1. HATTIESBURG
2. LAUREL
3. BROOKHAVEN
4. McCOMB
MAJOR CITIES IN THE PINEY WOODS REGION

8. AVERAGE TEMPERATURE IN MISSISSIPPI
62 DEGREES
JANUARY IS THE COLDEST MONTH
HIGHEST TEMPERATURE EVER RECORDED IN MISSISSIPPI WAS 115 DEGREES (This happened in July 1930)
THE FURTHER SOUTH YOU GET THE HOTTER IT GETS
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE IN MISSISSIPPI

9. CLIMATE AND PRECIPITATION OF MISSISSIPPI
THE CLIMATE IN MISSISSIPPI IS A HUMID SUBTROPICAL CLIMATE
THE AVERAGE PRECIPITATION IN MISSISSIPPI IS:
-52 INCHES A YEAR
-THE MOST RAINFALL OCCURS DURING THE WINTER (NOVEMBER-MID MARCH)
-THE LEAST RAINFALL OCCURS DURING THE SPRING (MID MARCH-MAY)
CLIMATE AND PRECIPITATION OF MISSISSIPPI

10. NATURAL HAZARDS IN MISSISSIPPI
THUNDERSTORMS
TORNADOES
HAIL STORMS
HURRICANES
FLOODS
LIGHTNING
NATURAL HAZARDS IN MISSISSIPPI

11. MOSTLY OCCUR DURING SPRING AND EARLY SUMMER WHEN THE MOIST AIR MOVING NORTHWARD FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO MEETS COLDER AIR COMING FROM THE INTERIOR OF THE UNITED STATES.
TORNADOES…..

12. HURRICANES HURRICANE SEASON IN MISSISSIPPI IS FROM JUNE TO OCTOBER
MAJOR SIDE EFFECT OF HURRICANES IS FLOODING IN OUR AREA.
BIGGEST HURRICANE TO HIT MISSISSIPPI WAS CAMMILE IN 1969.
MOST DESTRUCTIVE HURRICANE WAS KATRINA.
HURRICANES

13. WATER RESOURCES SURFACE WATER-LAKES, PONDS, RIVERS, AND THE OCEAN
WATER IN MISSISSIPPI IS USED PRIMARILY FOR IRRIGATION
WATER RESOURCES

14. THE WESTERN BORDER OF MISSISSIPPI IS FORMED BY THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER
THE FIVE LARGEST RIVER SYSTEMS IN MISSISSIPPI ARE YAZOO, PASCAGOULA, PEARL,THE TOMBIGBEE, AND THE BIG BLACK
RIVERS

15. RESERVOIRS SIX MAJOR RESERVOIRS ARE 1.PICKWICK LAKE 2. ARKABUTLA LAKE
3. SARDIS LAKE
4. ENID LAKE
5. GRENADA LAKE
6. ROSS BARNETT RESERVOIR
RESERVOIRS

16. THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER LONGEST RIVER IN THE UNITED STATES
THE MISSISSIPPI IS ABOUT 100 FEET DEEP AT ITS DEEPEST POINT
THE RIVER IS USED TO CARY GOODS WITHIN THE UNITED STATES BY BARGES.
THE OLDEST SETTLEMENT ON THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER IS NATCHEZ
FORMS THE BOUNDARY OF MANY STATES

17. CHAPTER 2 MISSISSIPPI’S NATURAL ENVIRONMENT
LANDFORM REGIONS
1.THE TOMBIGBEE HILLS
2. THE BLACK PRARIE
3. THE PONTOTOC RIDGE
4. THE FLATWOODS
5. THE NORTH CENTRAL HILLS
6. THE LOESS HILLS
7. THE YAZOO BASIN
8. THE COASTAL MEADOWS
9. THE JACKSON PRAIRIE
CHAPTER 2 MISSISSIPPI’S NATURAL ENVIRONMENT

18. THE TOMBIGBEE HILLS NORTHEASTERN REGION AVERAGE ELEVATION(650 FEET)
ONE OF THE MOST RUGGED PARTS OF THE STATE.
USING THE MAP ON
PAGE 419, WRITE
DOWN WHICH
COUNTIES THESE
HILLS ARE IN.
THE TOMBIGBEE HILLS

19. THE BLACK PRARIE ONE OF THE FIRST AREAS OF THE STATE TO BE SETTLED.
FLAT TO GENTLY ROLLING
NAMED FOR THE COLOR OF THE SOIL
CATTLE, SOYBEANS, AND HAY ARE THE MAIN CROPS
THE BLACK PRARIE

20. THE NORTH CENTRAL HILLS
HAVE VARIOUS TYPES OF AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIES
COVERED IN SHORTLEAF AND LOBLOLLY PINES
THE NORTH CENTRAL HILLS

21. YAZOO BASIN ALSO KNOWN AS THE DELTA
MOST EXTENSIVE AND PRODUCTIVE AGRICULTURAL REGION IN THE STATE.
YAZOO BASIN

22. THE JACKSON PRARIE MOSTLY FLAT
BECAUSE OF LIMESTONE UNDER THE GROUND, THIS REGION IS ABLE TO HAVE A CEMENT INDUSTRY.
THE JACKSON PRARIE

23. THE PINE HILLS THIS IS WHICH LANDFORM REGION WE LIVE IN
MOSTLY KNOWN FOR THE SLASH AND LOBLOLLY PINE TREES
DO “IT’S YOUR TURN ON PAGE 28” QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS #’S 1&2.
THIS SHOULD TAKE ABOUT 10 MINUTES AT THE MOST
THE PINE HILLS

24. COTTON HAS ALWAYS BEEN ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT CROPS GROWN IN MISSISSIPPI.

25. AREAS WITH WARM, MOIST CLIMATES DEVELOP THE BEST SOIL

26. 4 SOIL REGIONS IN MISSISSIPPI
1. HILLS
2. ALLUVIAL PLAIN
3. LOESS HILLS
4. BLACK PRAIRIE
4 SOIL REGIONS IN MISSISSIPPI

27. ALLUVIAL SOIL IN THE DELTA REGION
THIS SOIL IS WET AND PERIODICALLY COVERED WITH WATER.
THIS SOILD IS VERY FERTILE(GOOD FOR GROWING THINGS)
MOST OF THE ALLUVIAL SOIL IN THE DELTA REGION IS VERY RICH AND DARK IN COLOR.
THE DELTA REGION IS THE MOST AGRICULTURALLY PRODUCTIVE REGION
ALLUVIAL SOIL

28. FLORA(NATURAL VEGITATION)
APPROXIMATELY 55% OF MISSISSIPPI IS FORESTED.
MAGNOLIAS ARE OUR STATE TREE AND FLOWER
SLASH AND LOBLOLLY PINE, OAKS, GUM, AND CYPRESS ARE THE MOST COMMON TREES IN MISSISSIPPI.
FLORA(NATURAL VEGITATION)

29. GAME ANIMALS(ANIMALS THAT ARE HUNTED AND EATEN) INCLUDE SQUIRRELS, WHITE-TAILED DEER, AND RABBIT.
OTHER ANIMALS ARE RACOONS, OPOSSUMS, AND FOXES.
FAUNA(ANIMAL LIFE)

30. BIRDS GAME BIRDS- TURKEYS AND THE BOBWHITE QUAIL
MIGRATORY BIRDS(BIRDS THAT MIGRATE) INCLUDE MOURNING DOVES AND GEESE
BIRDS

31. THERE ARE MORE THAN 150 DIFFERENT TYPES OF FRESHWATER FISH IN OUR STATE
SPORT FISH MAINLY INCLUDE LARGEMOUTH BASS, BREAM, BLUGILL AND CATFISH.
COASTAL (GULF OF MEXICO) FISH SPANISH MAKREL, KING MACKEREL, AND REDFISH
FISH

32. MISSISSIPPI’S ECOREGIONS
THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF ECOREGIONS
1.AGRICULTURE-INCLUDES FERTILE FIELDS AND PLAINS.
2. AQUATIC-INCLUDES LIFEFORMS OF FRESHWATER AND SALTWATER MARINE ENVIRONMENTS.
3. TERRESTRIAL-INCLUDES LAND PLANTS AND ANIMALS
MISSISSIPPI’S ECOREGIONS

33. PLANTS, ANIMALS, AND HUMANS ALL EXIST IN AN ENVIRONMENT THAT PRODUCES AIR, WATER, AND FOOD AND FUNCTION SIMILARLY.
ORBITING SATELLITES WITH PLATFORMS CARRYING SENSING DEVICES ARE MAINLY USED TO PHOTOGRAPH EARTH’S SURFACE.
ECOREGIONS

34. 4 MAJOR ECOREGIONS IN MISSISSIPPI
1. COASTAL MEADOWS
2. HILLY COASTAL PLAIN
3. LOESS/BLUFF HILLS
4. ALLUVIAL PLAIN
4 MAJOR ECOREGIONS IN MISSISSIPPI

35. COASTAL MEADOWS EXTENDS ALONG THE GULF COAST
CONTAINS FLAT PLAINS, BARRIER ISLANDS, COASTAL LAGOONS, MARSHES, AND SWAMPY LOWLANDS.
HIGHLY URBANIZED WITH SEVERAL CITIES SUCH AS GULFPORT, PASCAGOULA, AND BILOXI
COASTAL MEADOWS

36. HILLY COASTAL PLAINS COVERS OVER HALF OF THE TOTAL AREA OF MISSISSIPPI
CITIES INCLUDE HATTIESBURG, LAUREL, MERIDIAN, AND PHILADELPHIA
HILLY COASTAL PLAINS

37. LOESS/BLUFF HILLS SOIL HERE IS SUBJECT TO EROSION
MAJOR CITIES ARE JACKSON, BROOKHAVEN, CANTON, AND MCCOMB
LOESS/BLUFF HILLS

38. CONTAINS ONE OF THE LARGEST CONTINUOUS WETLAND SYSTEMS IN THE UNITED STATES.
MAJOR CITIES ARE VICKSBURG, GREENVILLE, GREENWOOD, CLEVELAND, AND CLARKSDALE.
THE ALLUVIAL PLAIN