Cruising the South Atlantic Region

Cruising the South Atlantic Region

Cruising the South Atlantic Region
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	challenging words:		humidity, mines, spongy, subregions, unpredictable, northwest, entire, steamy, temperate, original, mainland, loss, valuable, landforms, washington, leave
	content words:		South Atlantic Region, South Region, North Carolina, South Carolina, West Virginia, United States Census Bureau, Atlantic Region, Northeast Region, South Atlantic, Atlantic Ocean

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Cruising the South Atlantic Region
By Trista L. Pollard

¹     Leave the Northeast on Route 95, and you will enter the South Atlantic Region. This area is one of three subregions in the South Region. It has eight states and one district. The South Atlantic's geography can be seen by car, boat, and train.

²     Six of the region's states were part of the thirteen original colonies. They are Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia. West Virginia and Florida are the last two states. Washington, D.C. is a district. The "D.C." stands for District of Columbia. A district is an area that is used as government land. Washington, D.C. is the capital of our country. It is located between Maryland and Virginia. The United States Census Bureau lists Delaware and Maryland in the South Atlantic Region. However, some geographers have included both states in the Northeast Region.

³     West Virginia is the only state in the South Atlantic that does not border the Atlantic Ocean. Florida also borders the Gulf of Mexico to its west. Most of Delaware and part of Maryland lie on the Delmarva Peninsula. Delmarva is named after Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia. A small part of Virginia is located on the peninsula. The state of Florida is also a peninsula.

⁴     The Delmarva Peninsula is part of the Atlantic Coastal Plains. Remember, this plain begins in New England. It covers the entire east coast to Florida. Once it reaches Florida, the plain turns west. It becomes the Gulf Coastal Plain. This plain borders Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana. The coastal plain has low flat land. Most of the land is sand and silt. There are also wetlands in the Outer Coastal Plain. Wetlands are areas of land that are covered by water. The coasts of Delaware, Virginia, and North Carolina have wetlands. The Inner Coastal Plain is further inland from the coast.

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