the 5 Themes of Geography:
Location, Place, Human-Environment Interaction, Movement, Region
4 geographic regions
Delta, Hills, Piney Woods, Gulf Coast
relative location
describes a place in comparison to other places around it
the four states that boarder Mississippi are :
alabama,tennessee, Arkansan, lousinna
Mississippi is ______________miles long, (north to South) it is ______miles wide. (east to west)
350 miles long 180 miles wide
absolution location
describes the exact. position on the earth
location facts:______________________square miles in size Mississippi is ______ in size among the other states
48,434 square miles 32 in size
the climate of Mississippi is humid __________________
subtropical
the average rainfall in Mississippi is _____ inches a year
52
natural hazards
tornadoes, thunderstorms, hurricanes , floods, short droughts
the Mississippi River is the ___________boundary of the state. the river is navigable and is the _____________river in the United States. in Mississippi you can cross the river in 4 places: ____________________,__________________,_______________,__________________,
western boundary largest river Clarkdale, greenville , Vicksburg, Natchez
rivers systems of Mississippi: ____ major and ______minor.the largest of the major are:_________________,________________,_______________,_________________,________________
9 major and 2 minoryazoo river tombigbee river Pascagoula river big black river pearl river
Mississippi is in the __________________ _______________ _____________region of the United States
gulf coastal plain
the highest point in Mississippi is ________________mountain. _______feet above sea level.
Woodall mountain. 806 feet
topography -rolling ________________with some __________areas
hills with some flat
soil is composed of : ___________,______________,____________, plant _____________, and very small__________
air, water,minerals, plant particals , very small animals
Mississippi has 4 general soil regions:hills (loams ,_______,and ___________)alluvial plain (silt and_______loams)loses hills ______________prairie
clay and sandsilt and clay black prairie
Mississippi energy and mineral resources:_________________gas ___________or deposits limestone and ________________gravel and _______________________________deposits
natural gas iron or deposits limestone and clay gravel and sand coil deposits
Biota- describes the __________and ___________of a region.
floral and fauna
flora-refers to the natural _________________of the land.______________percent of MS is forrested.the State tree is the ____________________________.the most common trees are:________________,______________,and _______________.the ___________tree provides the main raw material for Mississippi's ______________industry. _____________,_____________,_____________can affect the Flora.
vegation of the land 55%is the magnolia tree oak, hickory, pine pine and lumber industry climate and temperature and rainfall
fauna -refers to the ________life of an area Mississippi game animals:___________________,____________________,_________________,and ______________________.commercial fishing: _________________,_________________,and ____________________
animal whitetail , turkey,squirrel, and rabbit catfish shrimp and oysters
Ecosystem- a group of organisms and their _______________________that function __________________as an ecological unit.
environment that function together
types of ecosystems A.agriculture-B.aquatic-C.terrestrial-
a. federal fields and plains b. saltwater and fresh water marine like c. land , plants, and animals
Mississippi has ______ major economies and ______ ones.a. coastal ______________________b. _________ coastal plain c. loess/___________hills d. alluvial __________
4 major 21 minor coastal meadows hilly coastal plain loess/bluff hills alluvial plain
ecoregions-geographic areas on _________surface where organism interact with their ___________________and function similarly.
earth's surface environment
major crop in Mississippi :a. b.c.d.ef
cotton soy beans rice wheat cornpeanuts