USA: Southeast region
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The Southeast region of the United States was originally settled by British colonists in the 17th century along coastal areas. The economy is now diverse, including manufacturing, high technology industries concentrated in states like Alabama and Georgia, tourism centers like Florida, and the financial sector. The region is known for its evangelical Protestant religion and famous writers like William Faulkner and Harper Lee, with a climate ranging from tropical to subtropical and experiencing damaging hurricanes.
USA: Southeast region
- 2. The Southeastern United States is the eastern portion of the Southern United States, and the southern portion of the Eastern United States.
- 3. HISTORY Picking cotton in southeastern United States, early twentieth century Origins: settlement of the region by British colonists in the seventeenth century, mostly in coastal regions. eighteenth century: large groups of Scots and Ulster-Scots settled in Appalachia. 1700: African slaves were brought.
- 5. ECONOMY manufacturing base high technology industries the financial sector. Tourism
- 6. High technology industries Alabama Mississippi Georgia South Carolina Tennessee
- 8. EDUCATION HIGHER EDUCATION: These include the oldest public universities in the country: the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, College of William & Mary and University of Georgia The University of Florida, Auburn University, the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech). the University of Virginia.
- 9. There are also a number of well-known private institutions, including Georgetown University and Howard University (in Washington D.C.), etc. Howard University
- 10. CULTURE
- 11. RELIGION Evangelical Protestantism Catholic Jewish Buddhism Hinduism
- 12. LITERATURE FAMOUS WRITERS William Faulkner Tennessee Williams Mark Twain Margaret Mitchell Harper Lee Flannery O'Connor
- 13. CLIMATE Tropical monsoon climate A humid subtropical climate The tropical air masses cause significant hurricanes such as Hurricane Andrew (1992) and Hurricane Katrina (2005) wreaking havoc and causing significant damage to coastal areas.
- 16. MOUNTAINS
- 18. RIVERS AND LAKES