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Tour Stop #3 Research the Southeast

If you're going to be able to give someone a tour, you'll need to have plenty of background information. So use the following websites to learn more about this region of the US. Be sure to write in your journal what you discover. Keep in mind that you will later be creating a slideshow about the states that you have been assigned. Keep your eyes open for key information or graphics that will enhance your project. Remember to cite your resources. As you research keep these questions in mind. 1. What agricultural products/crops are grown in the southeast? Try to identify why these products are grown in this area. 2. Why do you think that every state doesn't grow the same type of crops? Give 2 reasons. 3. What natural resources are found in the southeast? What are they used for? 4. Look at the population of each of the southeast states. Tell me how they each rank and list what effect this might have on the state. 5. Suppose you were taking a trip to the southeast this winter. What clothes would you pack? 6. How would you compare and contrast the climate in Iowa with the climate in one of the southeast states? 7. Explore what types of economic activity (industry, manufacturing) is found in the southeast and generalize why? 8. Who makes up the population in the southeast? 9. Look at the state symbols of your assigned states. Can you give reasons why these symbols were chosen? 10. Describe the landforms found in the southeast. How do they affect the economy of the region? Websites: 1. 50 States and Capitals http://www.50states.com/ Are you looking for fast facts about a particular state? Discover that 15% of the nation's coal comes from the state of West Virginia. Want to find information about climate, soil, population or symbols of a southeast state? Look no further. 2. Stately Knowledge-Facts About the United States http://www.ipl.org/youth/stateknow/skhome.html Are you trying to compare the size and population of the southeast region? Or perhaps you're looking for the capital of Alabama or Louisiana. This website will help you find the major industries of the state in the southeast region. 3. Facts, Maps, and State Symbols http://www.EnchantedLearning.com/usa/states If you need information about the major rivers or lakes or bordering bodies of water of a southeast state, you'll find it at Enchanted Learning. 4. Factmonster-US States http://www.factmonster.com/states.html Need to discover some of the agricultural crops of the southeast? Or perhaps you're interested in the state population? Factmonster has it all. 5. Factmonster-Encyclopedia http://www.factmonster.com/encyclopedia.html Are you wondering what landforms are found in the southeast region? Want to find links to see pictures of the National Parks? Or maybe you really want information about the history involved in the southeast states and how they came to be part of the United States? Check this cool website out. 6. Quick Facts About the United States http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/00000.html How many people live per square mile in a southeast state? Wondering what the population is of a southeast state? 7. Explore the States http://www.americaslibrary.gov/cgi-bin/page.cgi/es Here you will find facts and trivia on all 50 states, with a clickable map.   8. Official State Websites Alabama- http://www.state.al.us/2k1/ Arkansas- http://www.sosweb.state.ar.us/about_ark/ Florida- http://fcn.state.fl.us/index.html Georgia- http://www.State.Ga.US/ Kentucky- http://www.kydirect.net/ or http://www.kytourism.com/main.asp Louisiana- http://www.state.la.us/ Mississippi- http://www.state.ms.us/its/msportal.nsf?Open North Carolina- http://www.ncgov.com/ South Carolina-http://www.myscgov.com/SCSGPortal/static/home_tem1.html Virginia- http://www.state.va.us/ West Virginia-http://www.state.wv.us/ Tennessee- http://www.state.tn.us/ or http://www.state.tn.us/education/webfacts.htm   9. Color Landforms Atlas of the United States http://fermi.jhuapl.edu/states/states.html Looking for a color relief map of the landforms of a particular state? Look no more; it's all here. Also able to print black and white maps of the states. 10. World Atlas http://www.wmoen.com/webimage/countrys/usax.htm Gives basic facts about each of the states. (Motto, bird, flower, flag…) Can also find an outline map of each of the states. Got a question about a particular state that you're researching? This site has a link that will let you ask a question through email. **Be sure to ask your teacher before you send it.**

Assessment Rubric

Tour Guide Book (Journal) and Individual Group Assessment http://landmark-project.com/classweb/tools/printable.php3?rbrc_id=6827 A=7-8 points B=6 points C=5 points D=4 points