Mississippi Regions

What is a Region

• Tells us ways in which the places in an area are alike
• Tells us what makes an area special and what makes it different from every other area
• Tells us where people and places are

Which region's soil is composed of clay, sand, and organic matter?

• Loess Bluff

• Red Clay Hills

• Pontotoc Ridge

• Flatwoods

Region 4

•Gulf Coast •North Central Hills• Yazoo Delta •Black Belt •Piney Woods• Tombigbee Hills •Jackson Prairie •Flatwoods •Ponotoc Ridge •Loess Hills

What is Mississippi's highest point of elevation?

• Tombigbee Mountain

• Woodall Mountain

• Woody Mountain

• Wonder Mountain

Region 8

•Gulf Coast •North Central Hills• Yazoo Delta •Black Belt •Piney Woods• Tombigbee Hills •Jackson Prairie •Flatwoods •Ponotoc Ridge •Loess Hills

_____________ was first settled by European explorers.

• Red Clay HIlls

• Pine Belt

• The Delta

• Coastal Meadows

This region contains soil made up of limestone.

• Central Prairie

• Red Clay Hills

• Pine Belt

• Pontotoc Ridge

Which region is mostly comprised of forests, pastures, and hay fields?

• Tenn-Tombigbee Hills

• Loess Bluff

• The Delta

• Flatwoods

The Black Prairie was once an important are for growing ______________________.

• corn

• grapes

• watermelon

• cotton

Region 7

•Gulf Coast •North Central Hills• Yazoo Delta •Black Belt •Piney Woods• Tombigbee Hills •Jackson Prairie •Flatwoods •Ponotoc Ridge •Loess Hills