M3 - South of America

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Southern United States

a.k.a. "The South"

The four regions

- America is typically divided into four cultural and geographic regions.

- A lot of people think differently on which states belong to which 

  region and there is a lot of debate on that.  

- Officially though, the US Census bureau (the agency that counts the 
   inhabitants in the US) has divided the all states into the four regions and
   hasn't changed that since the 1950s.

- Let's look at the general lay-out of these four regions!

The South

The Midwest

The Northeast

The West

"The South"

- Now...which states belong to the official South of America
   according to the US Census bureau?
- Watch the following video...watch closely. Afterwards you have
   to be able to put 7 out of the 16 states in the right spot!

Georgia

Arkansas

Kentucky

Florida

Texas

Alabama

Virginia

So...

- Sixteen states offically belong to the Southern states of
   America. 
- Let's see what we know about these states. 

Texas is also know as...

1. the Cowboy State
2. the Lone Star State
3. the Wool State
4. The Tejas State

Texas

- The capital of Texas is Austin.
- Texas is also known as the Lone Star State. It earned the
   nickname when Texas became an independent republic after
   it declared its independence from Mexico. Texas became an
   independent republic from 1836 - 1846 (when it was annexed
   by the United States. 
- More wool comes from Texas than any other state in the US.

- Texas comes from the Hasinai Indian word tejas meaning friends or allies.

Guess the title of this song!

1. All summer long - Kid Rock
2. Sweet State Alabama - Lynyrd Skynyrd
3. Sweet Home Alabama - Lynyrd Skynyrd
4. All summer long - Bryan Adams

Alabama

- Montgomery is the capital of Alambama. 
- Birminham is the largest city of Alabama. 
- In Huntsville, you can find the US Space
   and Rocket center. It's sometimes called
   'Earth's largest  space museum'. 

Arkansas -
Which bird is the official state bird of Arkasas?

1. Mockingbird
2. Finch
3. African greybird
4. Lovebird

Arkansas

- The capital of Arkansas is Little Rock.
- The mockingbird is the official state bird. It was designated in
   1929.
- It's nickname is 'the Natural State' because of its beautiful
   scenery and outdoor activities. 

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Why is Delaware called 'The First State'?

1. Delaware was de eerste staat die heeft meegewerkt aan het schrijven van de grondwet
2. Delaware ondertekende als eerste de grondwet van Amerika.
3. Delaware was de eerste staat die een president voortbracht.

The oldest game in America is stickball. The Choctaw Indians of Mississippi played the game.

Which modern sport is derived from stickball?

1. Baseball
2. Lacrosse
3. Hockey

Mississippi

- The capital of Mississippi is Jackson (or the city of Jackson). 
- The Mississippi river is the second-longest river (3766 km) of North America. The river flows through the states of Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois, Missouri, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Mississippi en Louisiana.

In which state was the famous blind singer Ray Charles born? Listen for a hint!

1. Florida
2. Iowa
3. Ohio
4. Georgia

Georgia

- The capital of Georgia is Atlanta.
- Georgia's nickname is 'The Peach State' for its famous peaches.
- Stone Mountain Park is its most popular attraction . 3,200 acres of year-round fun, including the world's largest laser-light show in the summer and snow tubing in the winter. The park's centerpiece is its mountain-like granite monolith (uitstekende rots)

The popular Walt Disney World theme park is located in which state?

1. Orlando, Florida
2. Annapolis, Maryland
3. Nashville, Tennessee

Florida

- Florida is the third-most populous of the 50 United States. 

- Probably popular because of its subtropical climate. 
- The state's capital is Tallahassee. 

In which state was president Abraham Lincoln born?

1. Washington
2. Kentucky
3. Virginia
4. Breda

Kentucky

- The capital of Kentucky is Frankfort.
- It is known as the "Bluegrass State", a nickname based on Kentucky bluegrass, a species of grass.
- The first Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurant owned and operated by Colonel Sanders is located in Corbin. ;-) 

And now you...

- We have now discussed 8 out of the 16 southern states. We
   have 8 more to go, but now...you are going to create questions
   and answer them. 
- Pair up with a classmate. Use the (digital) hand-out that I will
   give you. 

- Put the contents of the hand-out in a googledoc that you can both work in.

The assignment

- One person is going to think of 4 questions about four states
   and the other is going to think of questions about the other 4
   states.
- Both of you will put your four questions in