Mrs. Barrow’s 5 th 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

 Alabama Louisiana Mississippi Kentucky Tennessee Georgia Florida S. Carolina N. Carolina W. Virginia Virginia Arkansas Montgomery Baton Rouge Jackson Frankfort Nashville Atlanta Tallahassee Columbia Raleigh Charleston Richmond Little 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