the united states, chapter 9, section 2 the south , growth of industry of the changing south
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The United States,Chapter 9, Section 2
The South,Growth of Industry
of The Changing South
Jamestown,Virginia
Space CampHuntsvilleAlabama
Florida Everglades The Alamo
Many farmers once depended on cotton
for their income.
Today, many farmers grow or produce a wide variety of crops and animals for their income.
LivestockPeach Tree
Peanut PlantsRice Fields
Some of the main crops in the South include:
Wheat, cotton, rice, sugarcane, citrus fruits,pecans and peanuts.
Texas is mostly known for growing wheat and cotton.
Louisiana and Arkansas are mostly known forgrowing rice and sugarcane.
Florida and Texas are mostly known for cultivating citrus fruits. But what are citrus fruits?
Georgia is known for growing pecans and peanuts.
The cities continue to New York,
Philadelphia and ending in the Nation’s
Capital, Washington DC.
Oil and natural gas are drilled for in
the states of Louisiana,
Oklahoma, and Texas.
Texas oil wells, below and
rightNatural gas ,
top left
Coal is mined in the states of
Alabama, Kentucky, West
Virginia and Tennessee
Southern states are leading
producers of salt, sulfur and
zinc.Mining Their Own Business
Sulfur, aboveZinc, below
Salt, left
Chesapeake Bay area is famous for its shellfish
All the Southern states enjoy an active timber industry
One of the South's most
important industries is the textile industry.
Today, the South is enjoying a great deal of growth in new industries, such as high-technology industry,
aerospace and cable television
Most of the South’s important cities play an important role in transportation
The South’s sunny skies and warm weather attracts
tourists
Reviewing Key Terms:
petrochemicals
industrialization
Sun Belt
Substances like plastics and
asphalt are called petrochemicals
The change from an agriculture-based economy to an industry-based economy is called industrialization
Population continues to grow in the Sun Belt. Some come for the jobs in industry, but more move
to warm weather to retire.
The South is part of the Sun Belt,
which is an area of
America. It stretches from the southern Atlantic coast to the coast of
California.”
