The Coastal South

The Coastal south includes the coast of the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico from Virginia to southern Texas. The land forms are low and flat while Los Angeles has mountains and low and flat lands. Coastal south also has swamps, marshlands, and bays. The climate is humid with long, hot, rainy summers and mild, wet winters. The region is populated by Africans, Asians and Latin Americans as well as Europeans. Lightning and hurricanes are big hazards in the Coastal south. The spanish were the first europeans to settle in the coastal plain like Los Angeles was settled Spaniards as the first european settlers. In the Coastal region there are citrus fruit, sugar cane, and rice that grows well in its type of humid climate. Fishing is also important in the region. The coastal south is an important military center. Tourism is a contributor to the economy of the South like in Los Angeles. Besides vacations it attracts people to retire in the area.

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The Geography of North America, 2nd Edition

Hardwick, Shelley, Holtgrieve