Geography

  Most people think of the southern U.S. as the old Confederacy  The region includes those states, plus others  Most of the area has a humid, subtropical climate and lush forests Where is the South?

 Confederate Army

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  Closer to the equator than the rest of the U.S.  Lots of precipitation  Warm and wet climate creates thick, mixed forests  Mangroves – tropical trees that grow in swampy ground along coastal areas  common in south  The farther west you move in the south the less precipitation Climate and Vegetation

 Mangroves

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  Rich soil where Native Americans grew maize, melons, squash, beans, tobacco, etc.  Europeans migrated to the region for the soil and long growing period  Plantations  Slaves  Farming still important to South’s economy  Regardless, there are large areas in the South where people live in poverty Linking Climate, History and Agriculture

 Plantation

 The Colombian Exchange

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  Not just farming  Textile mills built on the fall line since 1840s  Imaginary line between the Appalachian Mountains and the Atlantic coastal plain where rivers and streams make waterfalls and rapids used for power  Oil industry since 1901 (Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana)  Texas is one of the biggest producers of synthetic rubber in the nation Resources and Industry

 Off Shore Oil

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  South attracts business – cheaper land, less labor unions = cheaper labor  Retirement and tourist center due to mild climate  Beaches  Sunbelt – the band of southern states from the Carolinas to southern California  Overlaps two regions: South and West Changing Region

 Sunbelt

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  Diverse population  Half the nation’s African Americans live in south  Migrate from Northeast to South, opposite from Civil War era  Hispanics  San Antonio, majority of population is Hispanic  Florida, Cubans after communism in 1960  French ancestry in Louisiana  New Orleans famous for French cuisine Population

 French Quarter

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  Miami, Florida – gateway to Caribbean and South America  Atlanta, Georgia – major airline hub  Houston, Texas – oil, banking, NASA  Washington D.C. – U.S. capital, monuments, nation’s leaders, foreign diplomats Major Cities

 NASA

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 OpportunitiesProblems Describe how the South has benefited from the growth of the Sunbelt List problems associated with the South In your notes…

  Why have businesses and people from other countries or parts of the U.S. migrated to the South?  How has the geography of the South helped to create a diverse population that continues to grow? In your notes…