1. The Geography of Mississippi
Chapter 1
The Geography of Mississippi

2. The 5 themes of Geography
Place- every place has both PHYSICAL and HUMAN CHARACTERISTICS.
Human –Environment interactions- how we as humans interact and use our environment.
Movement- transfer of good, ideas and services
Regions- Both Natural and Cultural
Location- relative location, compared to another place..absolute location is percise!

3. Place

4. Human and Environment Interactions
Northrop Grumman-Pascagoula

5. Mississippi’s relative location

6. Mississippi’s Absolute Location
It lies between 30 and 35 degrees North Latitude ****88 and 91 degrees west longitude.

7. Services

8. GOODS

9. IDEAS

10. Mississippi’s 5 Geographic Regions
Delta-Northwest –flat fertile farm land
Hills- Central and North Ms…Largest Region in state
Piney Woods- Southern Ms. Timber growing
Gulf Coast- Narrow strip bordering Gulf of Mexico, land not as fertile.
Capital -

11. Mississippi’s Natural Environment
Climate: humid subtropical. Cool winters and warm/hot summers. Lots of rain!!!
Normal temperature: is 62 degrees.
Precipitation: coastal counties=60 inches a year. Northern counties=50 inches a year. Most of the rainfall occurs during the winter months.
Average humidity ranges from 76% on the coast to 70% inland.
Natural Hazards: Tornadoes and Hurricanes.

12. Water Resources
Surface Water: water in lakes, ponds, rivers, and oceans
Groundwater: used for water supply.
Rivers: 9 major rivers and 2 minor rivers that make up the drainage basin.
Reservoirs- 6 in the state: Pickwick, Arkabutla, Sardis, Enid, Grenada, and Ross Barnett

13. Mighty Mississippi River
Longest River in the United States.
Begins at Lake Itasca in Minnesota
Flows 2,348 miles to the Gulf of Mexico.
Major Drainage Basin for the interior of the United States. Missouri, Arkansas, and Ohio all flow into MS river.
Deepest is 100 feet, to only 9 feet in some places.
Widest point is in 4,500 feet.
Many natural and man made levees.
Each year 400 millions tons of cargo transported on MS River.

14. Identify the following terms
Alluvial soil
Aquifer
Climate
Elevation
Fauna
Flora
Ground water
Hurricane
Landforms
Latitude
Loam
Loess
Longitude
Natural environment
Precipitation
Surface water
Topography
Tornado
weather