1. The South (“Dixieland”)

2. Physical Geography: Dominant Landform: Atlantic Coastal Plain (flat topography) Climate: Humid Subtropical The Sunbelt Alluvial Soils b/c of floods from Mississippi R. & its tributaries Natural Boundary betw. U.S. & Mexico: the Rio Grande River

3. Cultural Geography ____% of the Amer. pop. lives here MOST of all U.S. regions Southern History British colonists & African slaves Plantation agriculture Civil War Racial Demographics Largest minority group = African-Amers. Hispanic (TX & FL) Cajun (French Canadian) (southern LA) 30

4. Economic Geography Primary Industries: Ag. has declined (<1/2 land & 1% of pop = ag.) Cotton (90% of U.S. textile industry) –N.A.F.T.A. Tobacco (NC & KY) Fossil fuels (TX & LA = 1/3 of U.S. domestic oil) Most work in the industry TERTIARY

5. __________labor has fueled a transition to Modern Industries: Secondary Industries: Foreign automobile production plants Tertiary & Quaternary Industries: Biotechnology, I.T., Finance, & Fortune 500 CompaniesFortune 500 Companies  Research Triangle Park (NC)  Virginia BioTechnology Research Park (VA)  Cummings Research Park (AL) Other type of industry: Tourism (FL) EDUCATED

7. South = #1 region for recent migration (West = #2) Retirement Job opportunities Economic Attraction of the South 1) Lower labor costs (low cost of living) 2) Transportation access Interstate Hwy. System Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson Airport 3) Inexpensive land 4) Low corporate taxes