Southeast RegionAlabama Florida Georgia
Kentucky Louisiana Mississippi
North Carolina South CarolinaTennessee
Standards
ISTES: • 2.a.d.
• 3.c.
Standards:• LAFS.3.RI.3.7.- Use information gained from illustrations
(maps and photographs) and the words in the text to demonstrate understandings of the text.
You and your classmates have been given the Southeast Region!
As a group you will go through this Power Point and learn about your Southeast Region.
At the end of this presentation there will be an interactive “Question and Answer” portion. Work as a group to answer these questions.
After you have completed the “Questions and Answers” talk amongst your group about your region then choose a specific state in this region to complete your research on. Each student will then write down the state they have chosen on one piece of paper. Turn
in paper to teacher once everyone has chosen a state.
Questions?
If there are any questions about the instructions just given to you, quietly walk over to the teacher to help you solve your
problem.
If you understand the instructions please proceed to the next slide.
Alabama
• Capital: Montgomery
• Population: 4,833,722
• Area: 52,423 square miles
• Alabama became the 22nd state in the USA
• Places of interest: Birmingham Civil Rights Institute, USS Alabama Battleship Memorial Park, Birmingham Museum of
Art, Civil Rights Memorial
Florida
• Capital: Tallahassee
• Population: 19,552,860
• Area: 65,758 square miles
• Florida became the 27th state in the USA
• Places of interest: Everglades National Park, Kennedy Space Center and Cape Canaveral, Dry Tortugas National
Park
Georgia
• Capital: Atlanta
• Population: 9,992,167
• Area: 59,441 square miles
• Georgia became the 4th state in the USA
• Places of interest: Okefenokee Swamp, Forsyth Park, Martin Luther King Jr. National Historic Site, Chattahoochee
National Forest
Kentucky
• Capital: Frankfort
• Population: 4,395,295
• Area: 40,411 square miles
• Kentucky became the 15th state in the USA
• Places of interest: Kentucky Derby, Daniel Boone National Forest, Mammoth Cave National Park, Louisville Mega
Cavern
Louisiana
• Capital: Baton Rouge
• Population: 4,625,470
• Area: 51,843 square miles
• Louisiana became the 18th state in the USA
• Places of interest: New Orleans' French Quarter, RW Norton Art Gallery, Old State Capitol, Sci-Port Discovery Center
Mississippi
• Capital: Jackson
• Population: 2,991,207
• Area: 48,434 square miles
• Mississippi became the 20th state in the USA
• Places of interest: Vicksburg National Military Park, Old Capitol Museum, Rock & Blues Heritage Museum, Natchez
Trace Parkway
North Carolina
• Capital: Raleigh
• Population: 9,848,060
• Area: 53,821 square miles
• North Carolina became the 12th state in the USA
• Places of interest: Pack Place Education, Arts and Science Center, Botanical Gardens at Asheville, Cape Fear Museum
South Carolina
• Capital: Columbia
• Population: 4,774,839
• Area: 32,007 square miles
• South Carolina became the 8th state in the USA
• Places of interest: Charleston Museum, South Carolina Aquarium, Children's Museum of South Carolina, Waccatee
Zoo
Tennessee
• Capital: Nashville
• Population: 6,495,978
• Area: 42,146 square miles
• Tennessee became the 16th state in the USA
• Places of interest: Opryland, Nashville Zoo at Grassmere, Adventure Science Center, Children's Museum of Memphis
Southeast Regions Video
• Please click on the link below and watch the video on the Southeast region:
Southeast Region Video
Multiple Choice Questions
• You will have five multiple choice answers to complete
• You only need to click the answer once
• If you get the answer incorrect click the back button and try again
Question 1
What is the capital of South Carolina?
A. Tallahassee
B. Nashville
C. Columbia
D. Atlanta
Question 2
Which region of the United States have you been assigned to?
A. Southeast region
B. West region
C. Northeast region
D. Midwest region
E. Southwest region
Question 3
Which state is not apart of the South East region?
A. Florida
B. California
C. Georgia
D. North Carolina
Question 4
What is the capital of Georgia?
A. Baton Rouge
B. Frankfort
C. Columbia
D. Atlanta
Question 5
What is the capital of Alabama?
A. Atlanta
B. Frankfort
C. Montgomery
D. Tallahassee
Correct
Wrong
How did you do on the questions?
• Did you get all the answers correct?
• If not please begin this power point again, this information is crucial for your projects!