文档介绍：The South of America Team members: Violet Olivia Angela Vivian Faith Source of information: mainly from Wikipedia and the textbook 1. Geography Geography ? the South — commonly referred to as the Southern United States, the American South , Dixie. ? The South does not exactly match the geographic south, but is predominantly located in the southeastern corner . ? As of 2010, an estimated 114,555,744 people, or 37% of all . residents, lived in the South, the nation's most populous region . ? Climate : the South is a diverse meteorological region with numerous climatic zones, including temperate , sub-tropical , tropical , and arid . -----contribute to its agriculture. The South in History ?红色:代表曾加入联盟国( confederate )的州分,并且长期以来在****惯上和传统上也一直被视为是“南部”,有时候这些州分又被统一称为“迪克西”。?加上斜线条纹:是那些属于“边缘”的州分,这些州分并不一定会被所有人视为属于南部,尤其因为她们在内战期间并没有加入联盟国。这张图表描绘历史上最初的南部,也因此并不包括后来独立建州的西弗吉尼亚州 The Modern South ?深红色:表示这些州分在现代的标准中都会被划为南部的州。?红色:表示大多会被包含在内的州。?加上斜线条纹:代表这些州分在有时候或偶尔会被视为南部。 Subregions As defined by the United States Census Bureau , the Southern region of the United States includes 16 states . The Census Bureau defined them into 3 smaller divisions : ? South Atlantic States: Florida (佛罗里达州) , ia (乔治亚州) , Maryland, North Carolina (北卡莱罗纳州) , South Carolina (南卡莱罗纳州) , Virginia, West Virginia, and Delaware( 特拉华州) ? East South Central States: Alabama (阿拉巴马州) , Kentucky, Mississippi (密西西比州) and Tennessee (田纳西州) ? West South Central States: Arkansas (阿肯色州) , Louisiana (路易斯安那州) , Oklahoma (俄克拉荷马州) , and Texas (德克萨斯州) . Subregions ? Deep South: ia, Alabama, Mississippi, South Carolina, Louisiana, Florida (1). Agiculture is important. (2). Blacks are numerous. ? Upper South: Virginias, North Carolina, Kentucky, Tennessee ? Southwest: Texas, Oklahoma, Arkanasas 2. History History ? 1. Native American culture ? 2. European colonization (Spanish, French, British) ? 3. American Revolut