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Southeast States 1.VirginiaRichmondVA 2.West VirginiaCharleston WV 3.North CarolinaRaleighNC 4.South CarolinaColumbiaSC 5.GeorgiaAtlantaGA 6.FloridaTallahasseeFL 7.Alabama MontgomeryAL
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Southeast States 8.MississippiJackson MS 9.LouisianaBaton RougeLA 10.ArkansasLittle RockAR 11.TennesseeNashvilleTN 12.Kentucky FrankfortKY
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Southeast Geography Mountain Chain-Appalachian Mts. 2 nd largest river in U.S.- Mississippi River Area of rolling hills around the mountains- Piedmont 2 flat areas of land near the coast ▫1. Atlantic Coastal Plain ▫2. Gulf Coastal Plain 2 bodies of water- ▫1. Atlantic Ocean ▫2. Gulf of Mexico
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Location & People Why people settle here: ▫1. Warm climates ▫2. Coastlines (beaches) ▫3. Major cities Largest city is Jacksonville, FL
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Lakes Lake Okeechobee ▫Largest freshwater lake in the state of Florida Lake Pontchartrain ▫Second largest saltwater lake in the United States ▫Largest lake in Louisiana
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Mississippi Delta Delta- deposit of sand and soil in a river Stretches from KY and AR to Mississippi River Soil is good for farming
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First Settlements 1.St. Augustine Founded by the Spanish Oldest European settlement in North America
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2.Jamestown, VA 1 st permanent English settlement Swampy location, people were sick In 1619 they began to grow tobacco with slave labor http://www.historyglobe.com/jamestown/
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