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The South (“Dixieland”)
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Physical Geography:
Dominant Landform: Atlantic Coastal Plain (flat topography)
Climate: Humid Subtropical The Sunbelt
Alluvial Soils b/c of floods from Mississippi R. & its tributaries
Natural Boundary betw. U.S. & Mexico: the Rio Grande River
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Cultural Geography
____% of the Amer. pop. lives here MOST of all U.S. regions
Southern History British colonists & African slavesPlantation agriculture Civil War
Racial DemographicsLargest minority group =
African-Amers. Hispanic (TX & FL) Cajun (French Canadian) (southern LA)
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Economic Geography
Primary Industries: Ag. has declined (<1/2 land & 1% of pop = ag.)
Cotton (90% of U.S. textile industry) –N.A.F.T.A. Tobacco (NC & KY)
Fossil fuels (TX & LA = 1/3 of U.S. domestic oil) Most work in the industryTERTIARY
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__________labor has fueled a transition to Modern Industries:
Secondary Industries: Foreign automobile production plants
Tertiary & Quaternary Industries: Biotechnology, I.T., Finance, & Fortune 500 Companies
Research Triangle Park (NC) Virginia BioTechnology Research Park (VA) Cummings Research Park (AL)
Other type of industry: Tourism (FL)
EDUCATED
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South = #1 region for recent migration (West = #2) Retirement Job opportunities
Economic Attraction of the South 1) Lower labor costs (low cost of living) 2) Transportation access
Interstate Hwy. System Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson Airport
3) Inexpensive land 4) Low corporate taxes