southeastern USA
Below the Mason-Dixon
The southeastern USA is the region comprising states in the American South along or near the Atlantic coast and Gulf of Mexico—typically including Florida, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, and sometimes neighboring states.
The region is associated with humid subtropical climate, distinctive cuisine, and historical ties to the Confederacy.
- magnolia treesFlowering plants, large blooms
- Appalachian MountainsEastern North American range
- Civil War battlefieldsHistoric military engagement locations
- agricultureCultivation of land, livestock
- front porchCovered entry deck
Everglades · barrier islands · Gulf Coast · tourism · Atlantic Ocean · hurricanes · soul food · shrimp and grits · peach cobbler · blues music · Spanish moss · alligators · Blue Ridge Mountains · antebellum architecture · plantations · jazz music · fishing industry · Mississippi River
southeastern USAPacific Northwest
Coastal American region, northward
Alaska · southwestern USA · New England · Great Basin · high plains
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