The South-美国社会与文化.pptVIP

The South of America 1.Geography Geography the South—commonly referred to as the Southern United States, the American South, Dixie. The South does not exactly match the geographic south, but is predominantly located in the southeastern corner. As of 2010, an estimated 114,555,744 people, or 37% of all U.S. residents, lived in the South, the nations most populous region. Climate: the South is a diverse meteorological region with numerous climatic zones, including temperate, sub-tropical, tropical, and arid. -----contribute to its agriculture. The South in History The Modern South Subregions As defined by the United States Census Bureau, the Southern region of the United States includes 16 states. The Census Bureau defined them into 3 smaller divisions: 1.The South Atlantic States: Florida（佛罗里达州）, Georgia（乔治亚州）, Maryland, North Carolina（北卡莱罗纳州）, South Carolina（南卡莱罗纳州）, Virginia, West Virginia, and Delaware(特拉华州) 2.The East South Central States: Alabama（阿拉巴马州）, Kentucky, Mississippi （密西西比州）and Tennessee（田纳西州） 3.The West South Central States: Arkansas（阿肯色州）, Louisiana（路易斯安那州）, Oklahoma（俄克拉荷马州）, and Texas（德克萨斯州）. Subregions 1.the Deep South: Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, South Carolina, Louisiana, Florida (1).Agiculture is important. (2).Blacks are numerous. 2.the Upper South: Virginias, North Carolina, Kentucky, Tennessee 3.the Southwest: Texas, Oklahoma, Arkanasas 2.History History 1.Native American culture 2.European colonization(Spanish, French, British) 3.American Revolution 4.Antebellum years(南北战争前) 5.Civil War 6.Reconstruction and Jim Crow（美国黑人） 7.Late 19th and 20th century—industrialization and Great Migration 8.Presidential history 9.Growth and poverty European colonization 1.The predominant culture of the South was rooted in the settlement of the region by British colonists. 2.The Spanish and French established colonies in Florida, Texas and Louisiana. slavery 殖民地初期，当欧洲人初到美洲大陆之时， 白种人占据统治地位。 1619年，一艘荷兰船把20名非洲黑人载至詹姆士敦。同年,弗吉尼亚成立自由民议院，实现了白人政治自由的愿望。 由于南