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Chapter 2
Mississippi Regions
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9th Grade
01/27/2008

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Coastal Meadow
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This region is relatively flat with a very slight upslope extending northward away from the Gulf of Mexico
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Bluff Hills

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Some loess deposits are 90 feet deep in this region
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Flatwoods
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Narrow and poorly drained, this region is not very good for agriculture
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Jackson Prairie
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Raltively flat, this region's soil is good for agriculture
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Yazoo Basin
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Streams often overflow their banks here, and artificial levees have been built on top of natural levees
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Pine Hills
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This region is important for the longleaf, slash, shortleaf, and loblolly pine trees
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Yazoo Basin
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This is the most extensive and productive agricultural area in the state
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Jackson Prairie
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The limestone and clay of this region help to support a cement industry
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Bluff Hills
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This region is the flood plain of the mississippi and Yazoo Rivers
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Black Prairie
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Formerly an important cotton growing area with numerous cotton plntations, this are today has cattle, coybeams, and hay
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Yazoo Basin
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The catfish industry is prominent in this region
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Pontotoc Ridge

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This ridge divides the Tennessee tombigbee river basins to the east and the Mississippi River basin to the west
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Tombigbee Hills
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With an average elecvation of 650 feet, this region is one of the more rugged parts of the state
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