Chapter 7   The Southeast Today

A.   Atlantic Coast States

1.                States and capitals

a)                Maryland –Annapolis

b)               Virginia- Richmond

c)                North Carolina – Raleigh

d)               South Carolina – Columbia

e)                Georgia– Atlanta

2.                Major cities

a)                Atlanta, Georgia

b)               Charlotte, North Carolina

c)                Norfolk, Virginia

d)               Baltimore, Maryland – most-populated city of Atlantic coast states

3.                Government

a)                The Federal Government employs over 250,000 people who work in Washington, D.C.

b)               State governments are like federal governments in many ways.

(1)             Power to rule is divided between three branches – executive, legislative, and judicial.

(2)             The people elect their leaders.

(a)             The leader of the executive branch of state government is the governor.

(b)            The leader of the executive branch of the federal government is the president.

(3)             Both make and enforce laws.

(4)             Collect taxes

(5)             Provide services for people

4.                Industries

a)                Food-processing industries are located near the farms because they use the crops and livestock grown and raised on farms.

b)               High-tech industries invent, build, or use computers and other electronic equipment.

(1)             North Carolina has the nation’s largest high-tech center.

(2)             This Research Triangle Park is formed by three cities –Raleigh, Durham, and Chapel Hill.

B.   Gulf Coast States

1.                States and capitals

a)                Florida – Tallahassee

b)               Alabama – Montgomery

c)                Mississippi – Jackson

d)               Louisiana – Baton Rouge

2.                Major Cities

a)                New Orleans, Louisiana

b)               Orlando, Florida

c)                Key West, Florida

d)               Jacksonville, Florida

e)                Birmingham, Alabama

3.                This region’s tourism industry started with its beaches.

4.                Walt Disney World is a big tourist attraction.

C.   Inland South States

1.                States and capitals

a)                West Virginia – Charleston

b)               Tennessee – Nashville

c)                Kentucky – Frankfort

d)               Arkansas – Little Rock

(1)             All states except Arkansas are part of the Appalachian Mountain area.

(2)             The Ozark Mountains give it the same type of land geography as the others.

2.                The physical feature of the Inland South is mountains.

3.                Cultural traditions of Appalachia bring tourists.

a)                Skills and crafts of Native Americans are celebrated in museums and festivals.

b)               Visitors enjoy bluegrass music, folk music, and country music.

(1)             Nashville, Tennessee is called the Capital of Country Music.

4.                Coal Mining

a)                Mines in Kentucky and West Virginia provide about one-fourth of the nation’s coal.

b)               Two kinds of coal mining are shaft mining and strip mining.

(1)             In strip mining, coal is near the Earth’s surface and is removed by bulldozers which destroy the land.

(2)             The government passed laws that require mining companies to reclaim the land by putting back soil, trees, and plants.

5.                National Parks are one way the government protects land, water, culture, and history of our country.

a)                Great Smoky Mountains National Park

(1)             Located on the border between Tennessee and North Carolina.

(2)             It gets more visitors than any other national park in the US.

b)               Mammoth Cave National Park

(1)             Located in Kentucky

(2)             It protects the longest cave system in the US.

c)                Hot Springs National Park

(1)             Located in Arkansas

(2)             47 natural hot springs

d)               Crater of Diamonds State Park

(1)             Located in Arkansas

(2)             The only working diamond mine in the US.