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TERM
SOUTHEAS

Objective:To
Objective: recognize the division of a
country as a part of a global organization.
Learning objective: Differentiates the states of the Southeast
region of the United States, to know the characteristics of North
America.
BIBLICAL PRINCIPLE:
Share!
Genesis 13: 9

Is not the whole land before thee? Separate thyself, I pray thee,
from me: if thou wilt take the left hand, then I will go to the right; or
if thou depart to the right hand, then I will go to the left.

VOCABULARY
1.Hurricane
2.Swamp
3.Gulf
4.Fertile
5.Plains
1. Write the definitions.
2. Practice on location
http://www.yourchildlearns.com/mappuzzle/us-states-capitals-r
egions.html?so

Geography of the Southeast


Region
The southern part of the Southeast Region
is near to the Gulf of Mexico. Like a bay a
GULF is a large body of water that joins
an ocean. It is partly surrounded by land.
There are 12 states in the Southeast region.
Many of them are next to the Atlantic
Ocean.
Its a land of long, hot summers and mild
winters. It has wide plains, rolling hills,
and tall mountains.

Hurricanes is a storm with


very strong winds and
heavy rain. Some
hurricanes start over the
gulf of mexico and the
Atlantic Ocean

Hurricanes of the Southeast


Name of
Hurricane

Year

States Hardest Hit


by Hurricane

Katrina

2005

Louisiana
Alabama
Mississippi

Andrew

1992

Florida
Louisiana

Hugo

1989

South Carolina

Frederic

1979

Alabama
Mississippi

Camille

1969

Mississippi
Louisiana
Alabama

Swamp
There are Swamps in some
parts of the Coastal Plain. A
Swamp is a place where the
land is always wet, many
animals like alligators live in
the Swamps

Mississippi River
The Mississippi River
runs though the western
plains of the region, It is
the second-longest river
in the United States.
This river begins far
north, in minnesota. It
travels south 2,340 miles
to the Gulf of Mexico

HOMEWORK
Print the Southeast Map that you will find in the English
blog.

WORKSHOP
Answer the following questions in your notebook.
1. Describe the geography of the Southeast region.
2. How many states does the Southeast Region have?
Name them.
3. How is the climate in the Southeast?
4. What do the Northeast and the Southeast regions have
in common?
5. What is one of the worst hurricanes that has hit the
Southeast?

6. What ocean borders the Southeast?


7. What is the second longest river of the United States?
Where is it located?
8. What is a gulf? What is the gulf found in the Southeast?
9. What kind of animals can we find in swamps? Why?
10. Would you like to visit the Southeast region? Explain.

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