Southeastern Region
Mrs. Barrow’s 5th Grade Social Studies
Arkansas Louisiana Mississippi Kentucky Tennessee Alabama Georgia South Carolina Florida North Carolina West Virginia Virginia
12 states make up the Southeast Region
AlabamaLouisianaMississippiKentuckyTennesseeGeorgiaFloridaS. CarolinaN. CarolinaW. VirginiaVirginiaArkansas
MontgomeryBaton RougeJacksonFrankfortNashvilleAtlantaTallahasseeColumbiaRaleighCharlestonRichmondLittle Rock
States and Capitals
Capital: Montgomery Major City: Mobile
Alabama
Capital: Baton Rouge Major City: New Orleans Lake Pontchartrain, Mississippi
River
Louisiana
Capital: Jackson Mississippi River
Mississippi
Capital City: Little Rock Arkansas River, Mississippi River
Arkansas
Capital City: Nashville Major City:
Chattanooga
Tennessee
Capital City: Frankfort
Kentucky
Capital City: Atlanta Major City: Savannah Piedmont Plateau, Appalachian
Mountains
Georgia
Capital City: Tallahassee Major City: Miami Lake Okeechobee, Gulf of Mexico, Atlantic Ocean
Florida
Capital: Columbia Piedmont Plateau, Appalachian Mountains
South Carolina
Capital: Raleigh Appalachian Mountains, Atlantic
Ocean
North Carolina
Capital: Richmond Appalachian Mountains, Chesapeake
Bay
Virginia
Capital: Charleston Appalachian Mountains
West Virginia
½ of the country’s paper comes from the trees this region Georgia is famous for its peaches Florida is a leading producer of oranges, grapefruit, and tangerines. Well known farm products of this region are: cotton, tobacco, and
peanuts. Fish & shrimp are obtained from the Atlantic ocean and the Gulf of
Mexico Kentucky & West Virginia are leading producers in coal Louisiana is well known for its oil Coal is used for printing ink and plastics Crude oil is sent to a refinery. Then it is turned into other products. Refinery: factory
The Economy & Natural Resources of SE Region