South+Region+of+the+U.S

** The South Region By Taylor Buchberger **

** States included in the South Region: ** West Virginia  Virginia  North Carolina  South Carolina  Kentucky  Tennessee  Arkansas  Georgia  Alabama  Mississippi  Louisiana  Florida

 **Major Cities:**  Jacksonville, Florida <span style="color: #d011c9; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; font-size: 120%;"> Charlotte, North Carolina <span style="color: #d011c9; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; font-size: 120%;"> Memphis, Tennessee <span style="color: #131c8b; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">

<span style="color: #7a16b6; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;"> **Some Landforms in the South:** <span style="color: #68d2e3; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 144%;">
 * <span style="color: #7a16b6; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Coastal Plain is mostly flat
 * <span style="color: #7a16b6; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Soil is rich and crops have a long browing season
 * <span style="color: #7a16b6; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Beautiful sandy beaches
 * <span style="color: #7a16b6; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Large coastal marshals
 * <span style="color: #7a16b6; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Many rivers and oak pine forests
 * <span style="color: #7a16b6; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Appalachian Mountains
 * <span style="color: #7a16b6; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Largest and best know swanps are located in Virginia, North Carolina, Louisiana, and Georgia
 * <span style="color: #7a16b6; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Mammoth Cave
 * <span style="color: #7a16b6; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Mississippi River
 * <span style="color: #7a16b6; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Tennessee River

<span style="color: #32e26c; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">**Climate:<span style="color: #32e26c; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;"> **


 * <span style="color: #32e26c; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">This region is part of the Sun Belt
 * <span style="color: #32e26c; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Weather is mild
 * <span style="color: #32e26c; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">A lot of rainfall; good for farming
 * <span style="color: #32e26c; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">States that are located around the Gulf Coast have long, hot summers while winters are mild and short
 * <span style="color: #32e26c; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">This region is often hit by Hurricanes from August to Novemeber; especially the states that are located on the Gulf Coast

<span style="color: #da1633; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">**Culture:**
 * <span style="color: #da1633; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">Highly Religious
 * <span style="color: #da1633; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">Often, this region is called the Bible Belt of America
 * <span style="color: #da1633; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">People who live in the Appalachian Mountains have a culture of their own; many are coal miners or mine for othe materials such as limstone and iron
 * <span style="color: #da1633; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">Birthplace of Country Music
 * <span style="color: #da1633; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">Many great authors are from the South such as William Faulkner, Thomas Wolfe, and Tennessee Williams
 * <span style="color: #da1633; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">Wonderful Cuisine
 * <span style="color: #da1633; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">Coca-Cola and Pepsi started in this region
 * <span style="color: #da1633; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">Many people of the Latin America decent live here, which has a large influence on the culture of certain areas; especially Miami, Flordia

<span style="color: #f6741e; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;"> **Ethinicity (Majority):** <span style="color: #f6741e; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;"> Flordia- German <span style="color: #f6741e; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;"> West Virginia- American <span style="color: #f6741e; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;"> Virginia- African <span style="color: #f6741e; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;"> North Carolina- African <span style="color: #f6741e; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;"> South Carolina- African <span style="color: #f6741e; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;"> Kentucky- American <span style="color: #f6741e; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;"> Tennesse- American <span style="color: #f6741e; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;"> Arkansas- American <span style="color: #f6741e; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;"> Georgia- African <span style="color: #f6741e; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;"> Alabama- African <span style="color: #f6741e; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;"> Mississippi- African <span style="color: #f6741e; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;"> Louisiana- African

<span style="color: #c275b3; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif; font-size: 120%;"> **Places of Interest, Things to do, and Famous Sites**
 * <span style="color: #c275b3; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Kentucky Durby
 * <span style="color: #c275b3; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Georgia has its own 7 wonders; Stone Mountain, Tallulah Gorge, Warm Springs, Providence Canyon, Amicalola Falls, Radium Springs, and Okefenokee Swamp
 * <span style="color: #c275b3; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Louisiana is known as the birth place of American Jazz and has many jazz clubs
 * <span style="color: #c275b3; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">The only public diamond mine in the world, Crater of Diamonds, is located in Arkansas
 * <span style="color: #c275b3; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Kennedy Space center located in Florida
 * <span style="color: #c275b3; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">North Carolina where the Wright Brothers first flew a plane
 * <span style="color: #c275b3; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Great Smokey Mountains National Park (Tennessee through North Carolina)

<span style="color: #61d1e0; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;"> **<span style="color: #68d2e3; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">Industries **
 * <span style="color: #68d2e3; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">Tobacco and cotton became important crops back in its history
 * <span style="color: #68d2e3; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">Raise many animals such as beff battle, dairy cows, pigs, and chickens.
 * <span style="color: #68d2e3; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">North Carolina raises more turkeys than any other state
 * <span style="color: #68d2e3; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">Trees are also raised as crops; because of this, they have a large furniture industry
 * <span style="color: #68d2e3; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">Gulf coast produces natural gas and oils.