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Geography Investigation: Elevation in the Southeast
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Potomac River
Cumberland River
LakePonchartrain
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Mt. Mitchell6,684 ft.
BrasstownBald
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C O A S TA L P L A I N
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Arkansas
Louisiana
Kentucky
Tennessee
Mississippi Alabama
Florida
Georgia
SouthCarolina
NorthCarolina
Virginia
WestVirginia
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Discuss the four Geography Investigation questions below.
1. What elevation is shown in dark green? In light green? In orange?
2. What mountain ranges are shown on the map?
3. In which colored area would you most want to live? Why?
4. Describe one way in which you think elevation affects life in the Southeast.
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Geography Investigation: Rivers and Ocean of the Southeast
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Discuss the four Geography Investigation questions below.
1. How many states in the Southeast have borders that are rivers? 2. What large bodies of water are to the south and east of the Southeast region?
3. On the placard, trace a water route with your finger that would allow you to visit every state in the Southeast region.
4. Describe one way in which you think the rivers and the ocean affect life in the Southeast.
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Gulf of Mexico
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Savannah River
Potomac R.
Cumberland River Tennessee Rive
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James River
Roanoke River
St. Johns River
Alab
ama R
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Tombigbee River
Pearl River
Red River
Arkansas River
Chattahoochee River
Sabine River
Ohio River
Arkansas
Louisiana
Kentucky
Tennessee
MississippiAlabama
Florida
Georgia
SouthCarolina
NorthCarolina
Virginia
WestVirginia
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Discuss the four Geography Investigation questions below.
1. Where are the mountains and the plains located on this map?
2. At the fall line, waterfalls are formed where there is a quick drop in elevation. How many cities are on or near the fall line on this map?
3. Why do you think so many cities were built near waterfalls on the fall line?
4. Describe one way in which you think the fall line affects life in the Southeast.
Geography Investigation: The Fall Line in the Southeast
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Gulf of Mexico
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C OASTA
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Arkansas
Louisiana
Kentucky
Tennessee
Mississippi Alabama
Florida
GeorgiaSouth
Carolina
NorthCarolina
Virginia
WestVirginia
Montgomery Columbus
Macon
Columbia
Raleigh
Richmond
Washington, D.C.
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Geography Investigation: Natural Resources of the Southeast
Discuss the four Geography Investigation questions below.
1. In which state in the Southeast might you find the most coal? Iron? Oil?
2. Where do you find the most manufacturing in the Southeast—near cities or farms?
3. What sorts of jobs would you expect to find in the Southeast?
4. Describe one way in which you think natural resources affect life in the Southeast.
Cattle and sheep
Dairy farming
Forest
General farming
Manufacturing
Little-used land
Coal
Iron ore
Oil ornatural gas
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Gulf ofMexico
Arkansas
Louisiana
Kentucky
Tennessee
Mississippi
Alabama
Florida
Georgia
SouthCarolina
NorthCarolina
Virginia
WestVirginia
Nashville
LittleRock Birmingham
Atlanta
Mobile
NewOrleans
Charlotte
Greensboro
Norfolk
Richmond
Miami
Tampa
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Geography Investigation: Growing Seasons in the Southeast
Discuss the four Geography Investigation questions below.
1. What does dark green on the map represent? Light green? Yellow? Orange?
2. Cotton plants need a six-month growing season. Where in the Southeast might cotton not grow well?
3. Why do you think so many oranges are grown in Florida?
4. Describe one way in which you think the lengthy growing season affects life in the Southeast.
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240–300 days
180–240 days
120–180 days
Number of days plantscan grow each year
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Gulf of Mexico
Arkansas
Louisiana
Kentucky
Tennessee
Mississippi Alabama
Florida
Georgia
SouthCarolina
NorthCarolina
Virginia
WestVirginia
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Geography Investigation: Dangerous Weather in the Southeast
Discuss the four Geography Investigation questions below.
1. What weather event do you see in this picture?
2. What is the dark, vertical object in the center of the photograph?
3. What do you think people in this location might have experienced at the time this photograph was taken?
4. Describe one way in which you think the type of weather event shown in this picture affects life in the Southeast.