South
By: Jillian Rimel
Alabama
Abbreviation- AL
Capital - Montgomery
Largest City - Birmingham
Area- 52,423 square miles
Population - 4,833,722
Residents - Alabamans
Nickname - Heart of Dixie
Motto- We Dare Defend Our Rights
Song - Alabama
Bird- Yellowhammer
Flower- Camellia
Tree- Southern longleaf pine
Alabama State Flag
Alabama's State Flag is white with a red 'X' on it.
Alabama State Bird
Alabama State Flower
Mississippi
- Abbreviation - MS
- Capital - Jackson
- Largest City - Jackson
- Area - 48,434 square miles
- Population - 2,991,207
- Residents - Mississippians
- Nickname - Magnolia State
- Motto - "Virtute et armis" - By valor and arms
- Song - Go Mis-sis-sip-pi
- Bird- Mockingbird
- Flower- Magnolia
- Tree- Magnolia
Mississippi State Flag
Mississippi's State Flag has a blue, white, and red stripped background with a red box in the top left corner with a blue- outlined with white -'X' with white stars inside the 'X'.
Mississippi State Bird
Mississippi State Flower
Mississippi State Motto
Mississippi State Tree
Mississippi Welcome Sign
Region
States that border the south are; New Mexico, Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey. Some Physical Characteristics of the south is the coastal plains along the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico; the Piedmont and the ridges, valleys, and mountains bordering the Piedmont- especially the Great Smoky Mountains; areas of bluegrass; black soil prairies; floodplains; bayous; and many more. The south has a lot of history. Slaves were their main source of labor to work on plantations which inspired the creation of the cotton gin in 1793 which made cotton production much faster. After the civil war they segregated people. The Civil Rights Movement ended the legal segregation of Public schools, universities, transportation, businesses, and other establishments in the south. Many southern states economies are supported by agriculture, primarily cotton. they produce a small amount of manufactured goods. However, the south is experiencing high jobless rates and high poverty rates. Yet there are many famous people from southern states. For example, famous actress Julia Roberts war born in Georgia. The south also has many attractions such as Sea World, Disney World, Universal studios, Six Flags, The Corvette Museum, Blue Bayou, Mardi Gras, and so much more.