Mississippi Facts
Mississippi's rank in size
32nd
eon
A vast, long period of time
the natural vegetation of a region
flora
Tennessee-Tombigbee Hills Region
sandy loam and reddish orange, in the northeast corner
woodland, dark soil, fertile and contains abundant quantities of limestone and the clay from which cement is produced.
Jackson Prairie Region
Mississippi has the highest population of race out of the 50 states
African Amercian
fauna
The animals of a particular region
dark, funnel-shaped clouds with swirling winds that can measure over two hundred miles an hour.
Tornado
highly fertile soil, A.K.A. Black Prairie, rich, dark soil
Tombigbee Prairie Region
Piney Woods Region
was a spectacular forest of uncut longleaf pine; loamy soil
counties in Mississippi have
82
elevation
The height of land above sea level.
violent weather patterns that form in the Atlantic Ocean during the summer and fall.
hurricane
red clay and sandy loam, Chickasaw Indians grew their maize, and after the Civil War, it lost much of its fertility, and most of the small farmers became sharecroppers.
Pontotoc Ridge Region
On the Gulf Coast, flat, the yellow-gray soil is sandy and not highly fertile
Coastal Meadows Region
four states border Mississippi
Louisiana, Arkansas, Tennessee, Alabama
longitude/latitude
Longitude- The distance east or west of the prime meridian(the imaginary line that runs from North Pole to South Pole through Greenwich, England).
Latitude- The distance north or south of the equator(the imaginary line that goes around the globe halfway between the North and South Poles).
scientists who study the origin, history, and composition of Earth’s crust)
geologist
Flatwoods Region
gray soil, not fertile and it drains poorly;
Brown Loam Region
highly fertile soil; because of its large slave population, this region was also called the Black Belt; cotton, corn, and soybeans are grown in the region today
Mississippi's latitude and longitude
Between 30°13' and N 35° N
Between 88°07' W and 91°41' W
growing season
The number of days between the last killing frost in the spring and the first killing frost in the fall
the time from its establishment as an American territory in 1798 to the beginning of the Civil War in 1861.
antebellum period
North Central Hills Region
Sands, clays, and loams, varying in color from dark red to light orange, the sandy loam soil is especially susceptible to erosion; silt and loam that are found throughout the region are highly fertile
Loess Bluffs Region
prehistoric dust storms sweeping eastward across the lower Mississippi valley; highly fertile