Geography in theSoutheast
Lower Region
Beaches
Swamps
Wetlands
Great Dismal Swamp insouth of Virginia andnorthern part of NorthCarolina
Okefenokee Swamp insouthern Georgia andNorthern Florida
One of the largestswamps in NorthAmerica
Everglades
Southern Florida
Marshes andswamps
Atlantic Coastal Plain Gulf Coastal Plain
Land alongAtlantic
Almost all a flatplain
Southward fromMaryland toFlorida
Land along the gulfof Mexico
Almost all a flatplain
Appalachian Mountains
West of the Piedmont
Divide between therivers that flow into theAtlantic and those thatdrain into the Gulf ofMexico
Blue Ridge Mountains
Central part ofAppalachians
Dense forests
Piedmont Plateau
Great for farming
Forests
Orchards
Pastures
Fall Line
Between highlandsof the PiedmontPlateau and thelowlands of theCoastal Plain
Fertile Lowland
Extends southwardacross Kentuckyand Tennessee intoAlabama
Good soil fortobacco and dairyfarming
Rivers
Rivers cut throughthe Coastal Plainleading to theAtlantic Ocean orthe gulf of Mexico
Mississippi River
Delta soil
Fertile
Fertile Soil
Fertile soil in largeport cities ofNorfolk, Virginia,and Savannah,Georgia
You teach me!
You may use thisinformation andmaps to make amap of thephysical features ofthe southeast.
What does fertile mean?
On the back of yourmap, make aninference of whatyou think thedefinition of fertilemay be.
We will hear this termagain throughoutthe unit and learnhow it connects tothe southeast region.
