The South has a wet subtropical climate due to moisture from the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean, which along with rich coastal plain soils supports agriculture. Cities grew on the Fall Line, where rivers ended and waterfalls began, because river transportation terminated and textile factories exploited the cotton industry. Oil production in Texas and Gulf states spawned petrochemical industries, though declining oil is replaced by growing petrochemical and rubber production. The South attracted industrial migration with newer, more efficient plants, cheaper land and labor costs due to fewer unions, fueling economic development. Tourism also thrives due to the climate. The population is richly diverse, including Mexicans, Cubans, and African Americans.

1. The South

2. The South Weather patterns
bring moisture
from the Gulf of
Mexico and the
Caribbean to
create a wet
subtropical
climate. This
climate along with
the rich soils
found on the
coastal plains are
conducive to
agriculture.

3. The South The FALL Line separates the
piedmont from the coastal plains
throughout the Southeast. Cities
grew on the Fall line because river
transportation from the coast
ended at the waterfalls along the
Fall line. Also, many textile factories
were established here to take
advantage of the cotton industry.

4. The South
Oil in Texas and the Gulf states provide big industry
opportunity. As oil production has declined in recent
years, the production of petrochemicals has grown,
including petroleum-based products like rubber.

5. The South
Sunbelt states, including those
in the Southeast, have been
gracious recipients of an
industrial migration. Many
industries relocated to the
South because of:
newer, better and more
efficient plants than
those in the Northeast;
cheaper land than that
found in the megalopolises in
the Northeast;
cheaper labor costs Because of the climate,
because labor unions were Tourism has also become a
less common. big industry in the South.

6. The South Mexicans in Texas,
Cubans in Florida,
and African
Americans
throughout the
south make for a
rich diversity of
population.

7. The South
major cities