The document discusses the regions of the United States and provides details about the Southeast region. It defines a region as a geographic area with common characteristics. The US is commonly divided into 5 regions: Northeast, Southwest, West, Southeast, and Midwest. The Southeast region includes 13 states - Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee. Each state profile lists its capital city, official state symbols like bird, flower, insect, mammal, gem, tree, nickname and motto.

1. REGIONS OF THE
UNITED STATES
Chelcie Tuell

2. What is a region?
• The geographic definition of a region is
• Places that have “one or more common characteristics that give them a
measure of unity and make them distinct from surrounding areas.”
• Regions are areas of land that have common features. A region can
be defined by natural or artificial features. Language, government,
or religion can define a region, as can forests, wildlife, or climate.

3. “A common way of referring to regions in the United States is grouping them
into 5 regions according to their geographic position on the continent: the
Northeast, Southwest, West, Southeast, and Midwest.”

4. Southeastern United States

5. Symbols and Symbolism
• A symbol is a letter, character, or sign used instead of a word or
group of words.
• Many states use symbolism to describe and represent something.
• Official symbols represent the cultural heritage and natural
treasures of a particular state.
• Each state and region is also recognized by well-known icons
and emblems such as state flags and seals.
• A "National Garland of Flowers" created for the 1893 Chicago
World's Fair (made of representative flowers selected by each
state) was the inspiration for adopting official state floral
emblems. This began a trend that led to the adoption of official
state birds, trees, and all the unique state symbols recognized
today.

6. Arkansas
• Capital: Little Rock
• State Bird: Mockingbird
• State Flower: Apple blossom
• State Insect: Honeybee
• State Mammal: White-tailed Deer
• State Gem: Diamond
• State Tree: Pine
• State Nickname: The Natural State
• State Motto: “The People Rule”

7. Louisiana
• Capital: Baton Rouge
• State Bird: Brown Pelican
• State Flower: Magnolia
• State Insect: Honeybee
• State Mammal: Louisiana Black Bear
• State Gem: N/A
• State Tree: Bald Cypress
• State Nickname: The Pelican State
• State Motto: “Union, Justice, and Confidence”

8. Mississippi
• Capital: Jackson
• State Bird: Mockingbird
• State Flower: Magnolia
• State Insect: Honeybee
• State Mammal: White-tailed Deer, Red Fox, and Bottle-nosed
Dolphin
• State Gem: N/A
• State Tree: Magnolia Tree
• State Nickname: The Magnolia State
• State Motto: “By Valor and Arms”

9. Alabama
• Capital: Montgomery
• State Bird: Yellowhammer Woodpecker
• State Flower: Camellia
• State Insect: Monarch Butterfly
• State Mammal: Black Bear
• State Gem: N/A
• State Tree: Southern Longleaf Pine
• State Nickname: The Cotton State and The Heart of Dixie
• State Motto: “We Dare Defend our Rights”

10. Georgia
• Capital: Atlanta
• State Bird: Brown Thrasher
• State Flower: Cherokee Rose
• State Insect: Honeybee
• State Mammal: Right Whale
• State Gem: Quartz
• State Tree: Live Oak
• State Nickname: The Peach State
• State Motto: “Wisdom Justice Moderation”

11. Florida
• Capital: Tallahassee
• State Bird: Mockingbird
• State Flower: Orange blossom
• State Insect: N/A
• State Mammal: Manatee and Dolphin
• State Gem: Moonstone
• State Tree: Sabal Palm
• State Nickname: The Sunshine State
• State Motto: “In God We Trust”

12. South Carolina
• Capital: Columbia
• State Bird: Carolina Wren
• State Flower: Yellow Jessamine
• State Insect: Carolina Mantid (praying mantis)
• State Mammal: White-tailed Deer
• State Gem: Amethyst
• State Tree: Sabal Palmetto
• State Nickname: The Palmetto State
• State Motto: “Prepared in Mind and Resources” and “While I
breathe, I hope”

13. North Carolina
• Capital: Raleigh
• State Bird: Cardinal
• State Flower: Dogwood blossom
• State Insect: Honeybee
• State Mammal: Gray Squirrel
• State Gem: Emerald
• State Tree: Pine
• State Nickname: The Old North State and The Tar Heel State
• State Motto: “Esse quam videri” meaning “To be, Rather than to
seem”

14. Virginia
• Capital: Richmond
• State Bird: Cardinal
• State Flower: Flowering Dogwood
• State Insect: Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly
• State Mammal: N/A
• State Gem: N/A
• State Tree: Dogwood
• State Nickname: Old Dominion
• State Motto: “Thus Always to Tyrants”

15. West Virginia
• Capital: Charleston
• State Bird: Cardinal
• State Flower: Rhododendron
• State Insect: Honeybee
• State Mammal: Black Bear
• State Gem: N/A
• State Tree: Sugar Maple
• State Nickname: The Mountain State
• State Motto: “Mountaineers are always free”

16. Kentucky
• Capital: Frankfort
• State Bird: Cardinal
• State Flower: Goldenrod
• State Insect: Honeybee
• State Mammal: Gray Squirrel
• State Gem: Freshwater pearl
• State Tree: Tulip Poplar
• State Nickname: The Bluegrass State
• State Motto: “United we stand, Divided we fall”

17. Tennessee
• Capital: Nashville
• State Bird: Mockingbird
• State Flower: Iris
• State Insect: Firefly and Ladybug
• State Mammal: Raccoon
• State Gem: Tennessee River Pearl
• State Tree: Tulip Poplar
• State Nickname: The Volunteer State
• State Motto: “Agriculture and Commerce”

18. State Birds
Yellowhammer Woodpecker
Mockingbird
Brown Pelican
Carolina Wren
Brown Thrasher
Cardinal

19. State Flowers
Magnolia
Apple Blossom
Cherokee Rose
Orange Blossom
Camellia
Dogwood
Rhododendron
Yellow Jessamine
Iris
Golden Rod

20. State Insects
Monarch Butterfly
Honeybee
Carolina Mantid
Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly
Ladybug
Firefly

21. State Mammal
Black Bear
Red Fox
White-tail deer
Manatee
Dolphin
Right Whale
Gray Squirrel
Raccoon

22. State Gem
Quartz
Diamond
Moonstone
Emerald
Amethyst
Tennessee River
Pearl
Freshwater Pearl

23. State Tree
Magnolia
Bald Cypress
Sabal Palm
Live Oak
Dogwood
Sabal Palmetto
Southern Longleaf
Pine
Tulip Poplar
Pine
Sugar Maple

24. Resources
• http://education.nationalgeographic.com/
archive/xpeditions/lessons/04/g912/usregi
ons.html?ar_a=1
• http://education.nationalgeographic.com/
education/maps/united-statesregions/?ar_a=1
• http://www.statesymbolsusa.org/index.ht
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• http://www.statesymbolsusa.org/