SOUTHEAST AMERICA
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The Southeast
•
Arkansas – Little Rock
•
Louisiana – Baton Rouge
•
Mississippi – Jackson City
•
Alabama – Montgomery
•
Georgia – Atlanta
•
Florida – Tallahassee
•
Tennessee – Nashville
•
North Carolina – Raleigh
•
South Carolina – Columbia
•
Kentucky – Frankfort
•
West Virginia – Charleston
•
Virginia – Richmond
•
Dellaware – Dover
•
Maryland - Annapolis
The Mississippi River
Mississippi River
• Largest river in north America
• area : 3.1 million sq km, or
about one-eighth of the entire
continent
• Start: Lake Itasca in
Minnesota
• End: Through Mississippi to
the Gulf of Mexicoi
• Tributaries: Missouri River
,Ohio
• 3,780 km distance
The Golden Ilses, Georgia
•
The Guale Indians lived along this
coast ,before the Spanish arrived
during the 1500s,
•
farmed on the large islands,
•
The Spanish maintained a chain of
missions there during the 1500s and
1600s
•
English : ended up with the control
The Florida Keys
The Florida Keys
•
Are a small group of islands
•
The word Key = the Spanish word
cayo, little island
•
Had been home to Caloosa Indians
who lived there till the arrival of the
Spanish Ponce de Leon expedition
•
They were looking for gold but
instead made money in logging
•
Holiday resorts
•
Fishing
•
Relaxing
•
Scuba diving
•
Museums
Orlando, Florida
•
Theme parks and attractions:

Universal's Islands of Adventure®

Universal Studios Florida®

SeaWorld Orlando

Discovery Cove

Disney's Animal Kingdom® Theme Park

Magic Kingdom® Park

LEGOLAND Florida (Opening Fall 2011)

Epcot®
•
shopping malls
•
spas
•
golf
•
alive city
•
museums and galleries
•
great resorts
•
beaches
The US Census' Estimated Population of the SouthEast (2010), and the Change in Population since 2000
Arkansas
Louisiana
Mississippi
Alabama
Tennessee
Georgia
Florida
North Carolina
South Carolina
Virginia
Kentucky
West Virginia
Maryland
Delaware
Average
Population Change in
Population (2010) (2000)
Population (%)
2915918
2673386
9.10%
4533372
4468972
1.40%
2967297
2844666
4.30%
4779736
4447382
7.50%
6346105
5689276
11.50%
9687653
8186781
18.30%
18801310 15982839
17.60%
9535483
8046406
18.50%
4625364
4011832
15.30%
8001024
7079048
13.00%
4339367
4042288
7.40%
1852994
1808344
2.50%
5773552
5296544
9.00%
897934
783557
14.60%
6075507.786 5382951.5
10.71%
ESTIMATED POPULATION IN 2010 AND 2000
The US Census' Estimated Population of the South-East
(2010), and (2000)
6200000
Estimated Population
6000000
5800000
5600000
5400000
5200000
5000000
Population (2010)
Population (2000)
Racial/Ethnic Make-Up of the South-East
Arkansas
Louisiana
Mississippi
Alabama
Tennessee
Georgia
Florida
North
Carolina
South
Carolina
Virginia
Kentucky
West Virginia
Maryland
Delaware
Average
White Persons
American
Native
not of
Indians and
Hawaiian's and Hispanic
Hispanic/Latino African
Alaska
other Pacific Latino
Multiracial
Origin
American Natives
Asians
Islanders
Origin
Persons
74.50%
15.40%
0.80%
1.20%
0.20%
6.40%
2.00%
60.30%
32.00%
0.70%
1.50%
Z
4.20%
1.60%
58.00%
37.00%
0.50%
0.90%
Z
2.70%
1.10%
68.50%
26.20%
0.60%
1.10%
Z
3.90%
1.50%
75.60%
16.70%
0.30%
1.40%
0.10%
4.60%
1.70%
55.90%
30.50%
0.30%
3.20%
0.10%
8.80%
2.10%
57.90%
16.00%
0.40%
2.40%
0.10%
22.50%
2.50%
65.30%
21.50%
1.30%
2.20%
0.10%
8.40%
2.20%
64.10%
64.80%
86.30%
93.20%
54.70%
65.30%
67.46%
27.90%
19.40%
7.80%
3.40%
29.40%
21.40%
21.76%
0.40%
0.40%
0.20%
0.20%
0.40%
0.50%
0.50%
1.30%
5.50%
1.10%
0.70%
5.50%
3.20%
2.23%
0.10%
0.10%
0.10%
Z
0.10%
0.00%
0.10%
5.10%
7.90%
3.10%
1.20%
8.20%
8.20%
6.80%
1.70%
2.90%
1.70%
1.50%
2.90%
2.70%
2.01%
AVERAGE ETHNIC MAKEUP OF THE SOUTHEAST
White Persons not of Hispanic/Latino
Origin
African American
American Indians and Alaska Natives
Asians
Native Hawaiian's and other Pacific
Islanders
Hispanic Latino Origin
Multiracial Persons
Percentage of Foreign Born Persons in
the Region 2005-2009
South-East
State
Arkansas
Louisiana
Mississippi
Alabama
Tennessee
Georgia
Florida
North Carolina
South Carolina
Virginia
Kentucky
West Virginia
Maryland
Delaware
Average
4.00%
3.10%
1.90%
2.90%
4.10%
9.10%
18.70%
6.80%
4.40%
10.10%
2.80%
1.30%
12.30%
7.80%
6.38%
Music (Banjo)
• Folk Songs (Alabama)
• a string band
• Guitar was added later
• Turned into bluegrass during WWII
• European –American.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=iy_CZDtluzU
CURRENT EVENTS: (HURRICANE)
• “Irene”
• was formed in Puerto Rico
came to Florida.
• Irene became category 2
hurricane
• Wind became 100mph.
• American Airlines canceled 32
flights.
Traditional food
(BBQ pulled pork)
• There are BBQ pulled
pork all over America, but
Southeast pulled pork is
unique from other regions.
• Sauce is different because
of the immigrants (cooking
styles were different).
BBQ pulled pork in
different states
East North Carolina vs. South
Carolina and Georgia
• ENC: meat is chopped or
sliced and sauce is peppery
vinegar
• Side dish: coleslaw and hush
puppies
• South Carolina and Georgia:
Pig is chopped or sliced and
yellow mustard-based sauce
• Side dish: light bread,
coleslaw and hash with rice
Disneyworld in
Florida
• The world's largest and
most-visited
recreational resort.
• Located in the Orlando,
Florida
• Consists of two water
parks, four theme
parks and more than
twenty theme hotels.
The Great smoky
mountains national
park in Tennessee
& North Carolina
• The United States
National Park and
UNESCO World
Heritage Site
• The most visited
national park in the
United States.
• A major tourist attraction
in the region.
Virginia
Zoological Park
• A 53-acre zoo
• Located adjacent to
Lafayette Park in
Norfolk, Virginia,
USA.
• Opened in 1900.
• Home of 400
animals.
KFC IS FROM
KENTUCKY
• A chain of fast food
restaurants based in
Louisville, Kentucky, in
the United States
• 5,200 restaurants in
the United States and
more than 15,000 units
around the world.
THE ORIGIN OF
COCA-COLA
COMPANY IS
GEORGIA
• The origin of Coca-Cola
Company of Atlanta,
Georgia.
• Have more than 500
brands and 3500
beverage products and
sell 1.7 billion servings
per day in over 200
countries.
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