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SOUTHEAST REGION
The Southeastern United States is the eastern portion of the Southern United States, and the southern portion of the Eastern United States.
HISTORY
Picking cotton in southeastern United States, early twentieth century
Origins: settlement of the region by British colonists in the seventeenth century, mostly in coastal regions.
eighteenth century: large groups of Scots and Ulster-Scots settled in Appalachia.
1700: African slaves were brought.
ECONOMY
manufacturing base high technology industries the financial sector. Tourism
High technology industries
Alabama
Mississippi
Georgia
South Carolina
Tennessee
Tourism
Palm Beach; Florida
EDUCATION
HIGHER EDUCATION: These include the oldest public universities in the country:
the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, College of William & Mary and University of Georgia The University of Florida, Auburn University, the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech). the University of Virginia.
There are also a number of well-known private institutions, including Georgetown University and Howard University (in Washington D.C.), etc.
Howard University
CULTURE
RELIGION
Evangelical Protestantism Catholic Jewish Buddhism Hinduism
LITERATURE
FAMOUS WRITERS William Faulkner Tennessee Williams Mark Twain Margaret Mitchell Harper Lee Flannery O'Connor
CLIMATE
Tropical monsoon climate A humid subtropical climate The tropical air masses cause significant hurricanes such as
Hurricane Andrew (1992) and Hurricane Katrina (2005) wreaking havoc and causing significant damage to coastal areas.
Hurricane Andrew (1992)
Hurricane Katrina (2005)
MOUNTAINS
RIVERS AND LAKES
Mississippi river