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by : Charlie and Harper
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What are the major landforms? Appalachian mountains, low lands
( everglades)
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How are the natural recourses of your region used today? Growing
crops and raising animals. In the 1800s iron ore was found at red
mountain in Alabama and is still producing iron ore.
What are the geographic features that make the region different
from all the other regions? There are lots of rives and oceans. There
is a lot of swamp area.
What is the elevation of your region? Most of Mississippi, Arkansas,
Georgia, Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, and South Carolina are 0 to
1,000 feet from sea level. Parts of Tennessee, North Carolina,
Virginia, West Virginia, and Kentucky, are 1,000 to 5,000 feet from
sea level.
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What is the severe weather found in your region? Hurricanes,
tornados, and floods.
How is the severe weather in your region formed? Hurricanes are
formed by water being temputures of 80 degrees or more and they
are typically between 5to15 latitude north and south of the equator.
Tornados are Formed by hot air and cold air mixing. Floods are
formed by rivers over flowing.
What weather instruments are used to measure the severe weather in
your region. Safire Simpson scale to measure hurricanes , the fujita
scale is one of the scales to measure tornados.
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What weather instruments are used to predict the severe weather in
you region? Long range radar can predict severe weather.
What is a safety plan for your severe weather in your region? You
should always have a safety plan ready including caned food,
flashlight, bottled water, and a first aid kit.
What is the climate of your region? The southeast is cool for most of
January most of the water that falls is cool rain. Most of the snow
that falls is north. In the summer it is really hot.
How does your regions climate affect the natural recourses and
economy? They can grow crops longer and sell it to other states, and
make money.
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What is the population density of your region? New Orleans 1,965,
per square mile. Miami 12,139 charlotte 2,928
What impacts the population density of your region. Warm weather,
oceans, big cities all impact the population density of the region by
creating jobs.
How has the population density effected how people live, work, and
use transportation in your region? It affects transportation by more
traffic. It affects work by providing more jobs in big city's.
How does the population density effect the use of natural recourses?
In The big city there is lots of pollution and it can kill plants and
trees.
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How are natural recourses used to make a living? You can grow
crops all year round because of the warm weather you can also sell
them to other states and make money.
How and why industry has changed in your region over time? There
were lots of trading posts on the fall line. They also grew tobacco.
Now you can sell things in stores.
How does the population density impact the economy? There are
lots of people to buy and sell things to and from. They make more
money in the cities with all the people.
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Who were early settlers in New Orleans- The first Europeans to see New
Orleans were followers of Hernando Cortez, a Spanish soldier who died
on the Mississippi River in 1543
Charlotte- The Europeans that first settled had a difficult time and faced
many obstacles while building.
Miami-Pedro Menendez de Aviles and his men settled in Miami for a
mission from Spain.
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How did the early settlers use the natural recourses? They used the
water ( lakes, rivers, and oceans) to travel and fish.
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Why was the region settled? It was settled because of the rich soil to
grow crops.
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What are the cultures/lifestyles of your region? One life style is to travel
by boat place to place.
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Disney World
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Cape Canaveral
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Kitty hawk North Carolina where the
Wright
Brothers made their plane
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1http://lets-study-the-us.wikispaces.com/
2http://images.fanpop.com/images/image_uploads/severe-weather-weather250420_1024_768.jpg
3http://www.fotopedia.com/wiki/Appalachian_Mountains
4http://www.fanpop.com/spots/weather/images/250418/title/severeweather-wallpaper
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7http://www.top-things-to-do.com/
8http://www.aerospaceguide.net/worldspace/
kennedyspacecenter.html
9http://www.hooked-on-rcairplanes.com/wright-brothers-plane.html