Alabama Geography

Battle of Mobile Bay was in Mobile, Alabama on August 5, 1864. Mobile became an important Confederate Port on the Gulf of Mexico during the fall of New Orleans, Louisiana in April 1862. Battle runners were carrying critical supplies from Havana, Cuba into Mobile, meanwhile Union General Ulysses S. Grant made the capture of the port a top priority.The Yankee feet quickly knocked out the smaller Confederate ships, but for the Tennessee, they fought a brutal battle against unsure odds.

Found in the Appalachian Region, the Juniata Formation extends from central-southern Pennsylvania to Tennessee (Davies 2010). Though the thickness of the Juniata Formation is far from constant across its lateral extent, it is approximately 2000 feet thick in northern Pennsylvannia and thins towards the southwest (Crowder 1980). Named for the Juniata River running through southern Pennsylvania, this formation consists of sediments from the Taconic Orogeny in the late Ordovician period (Crowder 1980). Figure one displays the characteristic layers of alternating red sandstones and shales, which are divided into three distinct units (Darton

Southern Appalachia alone includes three hundred counties covering most of West Virginia and the Southern Highlands or Upland South. The mountains form a natural barrier between the eastern Coastal Plain and the vast Interior Lowlands of North America. As a result, they have “played a vital role in the settlement and development of the entire continent.”

The area between the Coastal Plain and the Piedmont is known as the fall zone or the fall line.

The Coastal Plains of Texas is a large area that extends from the Atlantic Ocean to beyond the Rio Grande. This region can be divided into 5 distinct areas.

Thesis: The confederate navy was strong because of their ships called raiders, the most powerful of which was the Alabama.

The Ozark Mountains are characterized by eroded plateaus caused by the collision of the super continent of Gondwana, which compressed the present continents of South America, Africa, Antarctica and other land masses. These forces uplifted Arkansas with limestone and calcareous rocks such as sandstone and chert. Erosion lowered the surface creating a level plateaus which included: The Boston Plateau, the Springfield Plateau, and the Salem Plateaus. Rivers, over time, cut valleys into the plateaus. Present day Fayetteville-Springdale-Rodgers, Harrison, Mountain Home, Batesville, and Clinton are all cities which are within the Ozark Mountains boundaries.

Next, we can see that the rock displays a subtle porphyritic texture with plagioclase comprising the phenocrysts. The overall texture of the surrounding groundmass is granoblastic equigranular. Under thin section we also see a weakly defined foliation evidenced in the preferential alignment of actinolite grains and to a lesser extent chlorite grains. Undulose extinction is also observed in quartz indicating the rock was subject to deformation. The normalized quartz, alkali-feldspar, and plagioclase (QAP) values of this rock indicate that it is classified as a grano-diorite according to the IUGS QAPF classification system which is consistent with the hand sample interpretation.

When asked why I love living in the state of Alabama many reasons come to mind. Some reasons being because of the people here while others are the places. The many people in the state of Alabama all seem to be very caring and sweet. Everyone here seems to be like a big family. You might not always agree with everyone but when it comes down to it someone will always have your back. In Alabama I love getting to see all of the beautiful cotton fields with their white fluffy cotton. I love the taste of the fresh sweet iced tea. I love all of the amazing places we have here. The historic ones and none historic. One in particular I love is the Gulf State Park located in Gulf Shores, Alabama. I love Alabama because we are located so close to the beach.

The Appalachian Mountains run through North Carolina and was formed about 480 million years ago during the Ordovician Period. Another North Carolina feature is the Great Smoky Mountains,The Great Smoky Mountains are a mountain range, along the Tennessee to North Carolina and borders the southeastern United States. There are many more land forms such as The Piedmont. The Piedmont, is a plateau area located in the southeastern part of the United States, and runs through North Carolina . It sits between the Atlantic Coastal Plain and the main Appalachian Mountains.North Carolina has a warm climate and it averages 5 inches of snow a year. Although, this also is different across the state. Along the coast, most areas get less than 2 inches of snow each

This area is also known as the Appalachian Mountains.

Alabama, known as the “Heart of Dixie” or “The Cotton State,” joined the union as the 22nd state in the year of 1819 of December. This state is located in the southern part of the United States and its capital is Montgomery. During the 16th century, Europeans reached the Alabama area and about 10,000 years ago, American Indians was engaged in the area. Alabama got its name after the Alabama River. An Indian tribe lived in the territory around 1540 and spelled it as “Alibamo.” The origin of the name Alabama is thought to come from a combination of two Choctaw words; Alba and Amo. In Choctaw, "Alba" means vegetation, herbs, plants and "Amo" means gatherer or picker. "Vegetation gatherers" would be an apt description for the Alabama Indians who

Appalachia Mountains are rich in natural resources, containing an abundant number of coal, timber, oil, gas, and water (Daugneaux 1981). These natural resources have historically influenced the economic characteristics of the region. The region's economy has been highly dependent on mining, forestry, agriculture, chemical industries, and heavy industry, among which coal mining appears to be the largest financial contributor to the economy (Appalachia's Economy). However, the mining practice used to extract coal in Appalachia called

For many, the quaint town of Point Clear, Alabama represents the Old South rooted in tradition, charm, and grace. Halfway down the bay and nearly hidden among oaks adorned with Spanish moss, Point Clear was founded in the early 1800s. Today, the city continues to honor its role in the Civil War, perpetuates the memories of its residents, and evolves as a greater and better place.

Arkansas’s landscape is definitely a diverse one. The Natural State it’s called, with the Ozark and the Ouachita mountains in the north and in the west standing in contrast to the gorgeous, flush, agricultural lands of the east. Almost all the state’s rivers flow from northwest to southeast and empty out thru the Arkansas and Red river into the Mississippi, which forms the main eastern boundary. Arkansas’ Geography has played an important and ongoing role in the history and culture of the great state of Arkansas. Starting from settlement outlines to the Civil War battlefields on the land, to the center of Arkansas’ economic development. This is pretty much the distinct physical and biological landscape of the state of Arkansas, each, which