Fishing/Mining/Industry
Fishing in the Southeast is a very important job. The fin fish they catch are mullets, groupers, red snappers, tuna, marlins, and menhaden! The shell fish that they catch are clams, oysters, shrimp, crab, lobsters, and scallops. Sponges are also gathered from the Atlantic Ocean. Louisiana gathers 1/4 of the shrimp and shellfish harvested in the U.S.A. Mississippi harvests 1/2 of all oysters gathered in the United States, and Mississippi also gathers 25% of our nation's shrimp. Louisiana and Mississippi together harvest 50% of the shrimp for our country.
Mining is a dangerous job to do in the Southeast. People mine coal in the Appalachian Mountains. Coal mining is most common in West Virginia and Kentucky. Virginia, Alabama, and Tennessee are other states that mine a lot of coal. Much of our countries coal is found in the Southeast. Technology has helped to make coal mining safer and faster. It is a continuous extractor. The coal industry is an important part of the U.S economy. 4/5 or 80% of today's coal is shipped to power plants. More than half of our countries electricity comes from plants that burn coal. Phosphate rock is also mined in Florida. 80% of our countries phosphate rock is mined in the state of Florida. Phosphate rock helps make fertilizer for farmer's crops. Iron ore is used in producing steel. Oil is mined in the states of Kentucky and Mississippi. Louisiana is #3 in oil and natural gas production. Mississippi is also a top oil producing state. Kentucky is a very important state for coal mining.
In clothing factories they mostly make things out of cotton. In food plants they process fruit, veggies, and livestock. Factories that make cigarettes, cigars, and pipe tobacco use tobacco. Sawmills that make lumber use the resource of trees from the Appalachian Highlands. Factories that make paper and furniture the resource they use are trees. Half of our countries furniture is made in the Southeast. North Carolina is the leading state for making home furniture. The petrochemical industry uses petroleum and natural gas. Manufacturers use petrochemicals to make detergents, fertilizers, medicines, paint, and various other things.
By Renee, Carter, Jacob, Parker
Mining is a dangerous job to do in the Southeast. People mine coal in the Appalachian Mountains. Coal mining is most common in West Virginia and Kentucky. Virginia, Alabama, and Tennessee are other states that mine a lot of coal. Much of our countries coal is found in the Southeast. Technology has helped to make coal mining safer and faster. It is a continuous extractor. The coal industry is an important part of the U.S economy. 4/5 or 80% of today's coal is shipped to power plants. More than half of our countries electricity comes from plants that burn coal. Phosphate rock is also mined in Florida. 80% of our countries phosphate rock is mined in the state of Florida. Phosphate rock helps make fertilizer for farmer's crops. Iron ore is used in producing steel. Oil is mined in the states of Kentucky and Mississippi. Louisiana is #3 in oil and natural gas production. Mississippi is also a top oil producing state. Kentucky is a very important state for coal mining.
In clothing factories they mostly make things out of cotton. In food plants they process fruit, veggies, and livestock. Factories that make cigarettes, cigars, and pipe tobacco use tobacco. Sawmills that make lumber use the resource of trees from the Appalachian Highlands. Factories that make paper and furniture the resource they use are trees. Half of our countries furniture is made in the Southeast. North Carolina is the leading state for making home furniture. The petrochemical industry uses petroleum and natural gas. Manufacturers use petrochemicals to make detergents, fertilizers, medicines, paint, and various other things.
By Renee, Carter, Jacob, Parker