Southeast RegionAlabama Florida Georgia

Kentucky Louisiana Mississippi

North Carolina South CarolinaTennessee

Standards

ISTES: • 2.a.d.

• 3.c.

Standards:• LAFS.3.RI.3.7.- Use information gained from illustrations

(maps and photographs) and the words in the text to demonstrate understandings of the text.

You and your classmates have been given the Southeast Region!

As a group you will go through this Power Point and learn about your Southeast Region.

At the end of this presentation there will be an interactive “Question and Answer” portion. Work as a group to answer these questions.

After you have completed the “Questions and Answers” talk amongst your group about your region then choose a specific state in this region to complete your research on. Each student will then write down the state they have chosen on one piece of paper. Turn

in paper to teacher once everyone has chosen a state.

Questions?

If there are any questions about the instructions just given to you, quietly walk over to the teacher to help you solve your

problem.

If you understand the instructions please proceed to the next slide.

Alabama

• Capital: Montgomery

• Population: 4,833,722

• Area: 52,423 square miles

• Alabama became the 22nd state in the USA

• Places of interest: Birmingham Civil Rights Institute, USS Alabama Battleship Memorial Park, Birmingham Museum of

Art, Civil Rights Memorial

Florida

• Capital: Tallahassee

• Population: 19,552,860

• Area: 65,758 square miles

• Florida became the 27th state in the USA

• Places of interest: Everglades National Park, Kennedy Space Center and Cape Canaveral, Dry Tortugas National

Park

Georgia

• Capital: Atlanta

• Population: 9,992,167

• Area: 59,441 square miles

• Georgia became the 4th state in the USA

• Places of interest: Okefenokee Swamp, Forsyth Park, Martin Luther King Jr. National Historic Site, Chattahoochee

National Forest

Kentucky

• Capital: Frankfort

• Population: 4,395,295

• Area: 40,411 square miles

• Kentucky became the 15th state in the USA

• Places of interest: Kentucky Derby, Daniel Boone National Forest, Mammoth Cave National Park, Louisville Mega

Cavern

Louisiana

• Capital: Baton Rouge

• Population: 4,625,470

• Area: 51,843 square miles

• Louisiana became the 18th state in the USA

• Places of interest: New Orleans' French Quarter, RW Norton Art Gallery, Old State Capitol, Sci-Port Discovery Center

Mississippi

• Capital: Jackson

• Population: 2,991,207

• Area: 48,434 square miles

• Mississippi became the 20th state in the USA

• Places of interest: Vicksburg National Military Park, Old Capitol Museum, Rock & Blues Heritage Museum, Natchez

Trace Parkway

North Carolina

• Capital: Raleigh

• Population: 9,848,060

• Area: 53,821 square miles

• North Carolina became the 12th state in the USA

• Places of interest: Pack Place Education, Arts and Science Center, Botanical Gardens at Asheville, Cape Fear Museum

South Carolina

• Capital: Columbia

• Population: 4,774,839

• Area: 32,007 square miles

• South Carolina became the 8th state in the USA

• Places of interest: Charleston Museum, South Carolina Aquarium, Children's Museum of South Carolina, Waccatee

Zoo

Tennessee

• Capital: Nashville

• Population: 6,495,978

• Area: 42,146 square miles

• Tennessee became the 16th state in the USA

• Places of interest: Opryland, Nashville Zoo at Grassmere, Adventure Science Center, Children's Museum of Memphis

Southeast Regions Video

• Please click on the link below and watch the video on the Southeast region:

Southeast Region Video

Multiple Choice Questions

• You will have five multiple choice answers to complete

• You only need to click the answer once

• If you get the answer incorrect click the back button and try again

Question 1

What is the capital of South Carolina?

A. Tallahassee

B. Nashville

C. Columbia

D. Atlanta

Question 2

Which region of the United States have you been assigned to?

A. Southeast region

B. West region

C. Northeast region

D. Midwest region

E. Southwest region

Question 3

Which state is not apart of the South East region?

A. Florida

B. California

C. Georgia

D. North Carolina

Question 4

What is the capital of Georgia?

A. Baton Rouge

B. Frankfort

C. Columbia

D. Atlanta

Question 5

What is the capital of Alabama?

A. Atlanta

B. Frankfort

C. Montgomery

D. Tallahassee

Correct

Wrong

How did you do on the questions?

• Did you get all the answers correct?

• If not please begin this power point again, this information is crucial for your projects!